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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lago Valscura | Yes | H5 | S4 | W2 | Italy | 1995 | Thick Section | 2307/5 | |
| Lago Valscura | Yes | H5 | S4 | W2 | Italy | 1995 | Thin Section | 2307/6 | |
| Loro | No | L6 | Uganda | 2021(fall) | Slice | 2,73 | 9011/1 | ||
| Loro | No | L6 | Uganda | 2022(fall) | Slice | 3,92 | 9012/1 | ||
| Los Vientos 465 | Yes | H5 | S1/2 | W1 | Chile | 2019 | Individual With Fusion Crust | 5354,0 | 8287/1 |
| Los Vientos 465 | Yes | H5 | S1/2 | W1 | Chile | 2019 | Thin Section | 8287/2 | |
| Lowicz | No | MES - A3 | Poland | 1935 | Thick Section | 5058/1 | |||
| Lowicz | No | MES - A3 | Poland | 1935 | Thin Section | 5058/2 | |||
| Mdeïné 001 | No | MES | moderate | moderate | Mauritania | 2021 | Fragment | 43,35 | 8549/1 |
| Miles | No | IIE | Australia | 1992 | Slice | 18,8 | 9036/1 | ||
| Mont Dieu | No | Iron, ungrouped | France | 1994 | Complete Slice | 30,0 | 1412/1 | ||
| Monte Costone | No | H5 | S1 | W1/2 | Italy | 2020 | End Cut Without Fusion Crust | 1,1 | 9048/1 |
| Monte Milone | No | L5 | Italy | 1846(fall) | Complete Slice | 7,7 | 8926/1 | ||
| Mount Dooling | No | IC | Australia | 1909 | Slice | 29,78 | 9039/1 | ||
| Mundrabilla | No | IAB - ungrouped | Australia | 1911 | End Cut | 186,26 | 9030/1 | ||
| Muonionalusta | No | IVA | Sweden | 1906 | End Cut | 10700,0 | 5065/1 | ||
| Muonionalusta | No | IVA | Sweden | 1906 | End Cut | 10200,0 | 5066/1 | ||
| Muonionalusta | No | IVA | Sweden | 1906 | Slice | 68,0 | 8913/1 | ||
| Muonionalusta | No | IVA | Sweden | 1906 | Slice | 166,0 | 8977/1 | ||
| Murchison | No | CM2 | Australia | 1969(fall) | Thin Section | 6979 | |||
| Murchison | No | CM2 | Australia | 1969(fall) | Slice | 1,0 | 8551/1 | ||
| NWA XXX (submitted to NomCom) | Yes | CK6 | W1 | Morocco | 2021 | End Cut | 19,1 | 8900/1 | |
| NWA XXX (submitted to NomCom) | Yes | CK6 | W1 | Morocco | 2021 | Thick Section | 8900/2 | ||
| NWA XXX (submitted to NomCom) | Yes | L5/6 | W1-2 | Morocco | 2022 | Fragment | 17,3 | 8903/1 | |
| NWA XXX (submitted to NomCom) | Yes | L5/6 | W1-2 | Morocco | 2022 | Thick Section | 8903/2 |