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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammadah al Hamra 343 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 2001 | Fragment | 311,0 | 1486/1 |
| Hammadah al Hamra 343 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 2001 | Thin Section | 1487/2 | |
| Hammadah al Hamra 343 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 2001 | Thick Section | 1487/3 | |
| Henbury | No | IIIAB | Australia | 1931 | Shaprenel | 97,7 | 5238/1 | ||
| Iftiyssane | No | L6- melt breccia | C-S5 | W1 | Morocco | 2021 | Slice | 60,9 | 8882/1 |
| Ilafegh 017 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 870,0 | 2420/1 |
| Ilafegh 017 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 214,7 | 2420/2 |
| Ilafegh 017 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 77,2 | 2420/3 |
| Ilafegh 017 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 52,2 | 2420/4 |
| Ilafegh 017 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Thin Section | 2420/8 | |
| Ilafegh 017 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 1,82 | 2420/9 |
| Imilac | No | PAL, PMG | Chile | 1822 | Complete Slice | 199,0 | 1394/1 | ||
| Imilac | No | PAL, PMG | Chile | 1822 | Complete Slice | 5700,0 | 2308/1 | ||
| Jbilet Winselwan | No | CM2 | S1 | W1 | Western Sahara | 2013 | Fragment | 4,15 | 9004/1 |
| Jiddat al Harasis 026 | No | L3.1 | S3 | W3 | Oman | 2000 | Thin Section | 2250/1 | |
| Jikharra 001 | No | Eucrite, melt breccia | high | moderate | Libya | 2022 | Slice | 568,63 | 9115/1 |
| Jikharra 001 | No | Eucrite, melt breccia | high | moderate | Libya | 2022 | End Cut | 57,92 | 9158/1 |
| Jikharra 001 | No | Eucrite, melt breccia | high | moderate | Libya | 2022 | Slice | 45,02 | 9159/1 |
| Kainsaz | No | CO3.2 | Russia | 1937(fall) | Slice | 2,49 | 8914/1 | ||
| Kheneg Ljouâd | No | LL5/6 | S3 | W0 | Morocco | 2017(fall) | Fragment | 2,62 | 9003/1 |
| Kheneg Ljouâd | No | LL5/6 | S3 | W0 | Morocco | 2017(fall) | Fragment With Crust | 4,07 | 9002/1 |
| Kunashak | No | L6 | Russia | 1949(fall) | Part Slice | 6,469 | 9029/1 | ||
| Lago Valscura | Yes | H5 | S4 | W2 | Italy | 1995 | Slice | 6,2 | 2307/1 |
| Lago Valscura | Yes | H5 | S4 | W2 | Italy | 1995 | End Cut | 7,63 | 2307/2 |
| Lago Valscura | Yes | H5 | S4 | W2 | Italy | 1995 | 5 Fragments | 1,26 | 2307/3 |