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 |
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Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 35,3 | 2281/8 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 28,1 | 2281/9 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 18,7 | 2281/10 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 17,5 | 2281/11 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 15,7 | 2281/12 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 12,4 | 2281/13 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 10,6 | 2281/14 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 11,3 | 2281/15 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 10,3 | 2281/16 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 10,2 | 2281/17 |
Gourara | Yes | H6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 8,4 | 2281/18 |
Gourara 002 | Yes | H6 | S5 | W1 | Algeria | 2011 | Slice | 50,0 | 5210/2 |
Gourara 002 | Yes | H6 | S5 | W1 | Algeria | 2011 | Thin Section | 5210/3 | |
Great Sand Sea 040 | Yes | LL5 | S2 | W2 | Egypt | 2010 | Thick Section | 5136/3 | |
Great Sand Sea 040 | Yes | LL5 | S2 | W2 | Egypt | 2010 | Thin Section | 5136/2 | |
Great Sand Sea 041 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Egypt | 2010 | Thin Section | 5200/1 | |
Gueltat Zemmour | No | L4 | S2 | W0 | Morocco | 2018(fall) | Fragment With Crust | 4,3 | 9007/1 |
Gueltat Zemmour | No | L4 | S2 | W0 | Morocco | 2019(fall) | Fragment | 8,25 | 9008/1 |
Gujba | No | CBa | S2 | WO | Nigeria | 1984(fall) | End Cut | 800,0 | 2417/1 |
Hammadah al Hamra 237 | No | CBb | S3 | W2 | Libya | 1997 | Complete Slice | 100,0 | 2415/1 |
Hammadah al Hamra 237 | No | CBb | S3 | W2 | Libya | 1997 | Etched Part Slice | 1,13 | 2416/1 |
Hammadah al Hamra 237 | No | CBb | S3 | W2 | Libya | 1997 | Etched Part Slice | 6,52 | 2416/2 |
Hammadah al Hamra 237 | No | CBb | S3 | W2 | Libya | 1997 | Thin Section | 2416/3 | |
Hammadah al Hamra 280 | No | CK 4 | S4 | W3 | Libya | 2000 | End Cut | 269,62 | 2399/1 |
Hammadah al Hamra 280 | No | CK 4 | S4 | W3 | Libya | 2000 | Thin Section | 2399/2 |