Catalogue of Meteorites
More than 1500 specimens of meteorites are preserved at the Museum of Planetary Science, among them 291 are thin sections and 184 thick sections.
For each sample, the catalogue contains: meteorite name, classification, place and year of recovery, specimen description and catalogue number.
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Results
| Name | Classification by MSP | Group and type | Shock Stage | Weathering Grade | Place of recovery | Year of recovery | Specimen | Weight (g) | MSP Catalogue Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djebel Chaab 004 | No | DIO - an | high | low | Algeria | 2022 | Slice | 16,23 | 9143/1 |
| Djoua 001 | No | AUB | low | low | Algeria | 2021 | End Cut | 24,4 | 9069/1 |
| Djoua 001 | No | AUB | low | low | Algeria | 2021 | Slice | 9,9 | 9195/1 |
| Dronino | No | Iron, ungrouped | 2000 | Slice | 150,0 | 8980/1 | |||
| El Atchane 013 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2005 | Fragment | 721,6 | 2302/1 |
| El Atchane 013 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2005 | Fragment | 222,0 | 2303/1 |
| El Atchane 013 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2005 | Fragment Partially Sawed | 72,7 | 2304/1 |
| El Atchane 013 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2005 | Thin Section | 2304/3 | |
| Erg Chech 002 | No | Achondrite -ung | low | low | Morocco | 2020 | Slice | 13,81 | 9160/1 |
| Errachidia 004 | No | WIN | low | moderate | Morocco | 2020 | Slice | 1,35 | 8885/1 |
| Errachidia 004 | No | WIN | low | moderate | Morocco | 2020 | 16 Fragments | 4,05 | 8886 |
| Estherville | No | MES - A3/4 | Iowa, Usa | 1879 | Etched Part Slice | 2350,0 | 2267/1 | ||
| Estherville | No | MES - A3/4 | Iowa, Usa | 1879 | End Cut | 45,14 | 5052/1 | ||
| Fezzou 002 | No | ANG | low | low | Morocco | 2023 | Slice | 19,22 | 9116/1 |
| Gadamis 003 | No | Lunar (anorth) | high | moderate | Libya | 2021 | Part Slice | 61,4 | 9067/1 |
| Gao Guenie (b) | No | CR | S1 | Burkina Faso | 2002 | Sawn Fragment | 1,71 | 2395/1 | |
| Gao-Guenie | No | H5 | Burkina Faso | 1960(fall) | Individual | 529,4 | 1367/1 | ||
| Gao-Guenie | No | H5 | Burkina Faso | 1960(fall) | Slice | 72,0 | 1368/1 | ||
| Gebel Kamil | No | Iron, ungrouped | Egypt | 2009 | Individual | 52,13 | 5241/1 | ||
| Gebel Kamil | No | Iron, ungrouped | Egypt | 2009 | Individual | 63,0 | 5246/1 | ||
| Ghubara | No | L5 | Oman | 1954 | Thin Section | 2247/1 | |||
| Gibeon | No | IVA | Namibia | 1836 | Slice | 129,65 | 8544/1 | ||
| Gibeon | No | IVA | Namibia | 1836 | Part Slice | 4,29 | 9033/1 | ||
| Girgenti | No | L6 | Italy | 1853(fall) | End Cut | 31,1 | 8925/1 | ||
| Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 392,2 | 2281/1 |