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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Bondone | Yes | L5 | S5 | W0 | Italy | 2021 | Slice | 16,51 | 9101/1 |
| Monte Bondone | Yes | L5 | S5 | W0 | Italy | 2021 | Fragment | 4,52 | 9101/2 |
| Monte Bondone | Yes | L5 | S5 | W0 | Italy | 2021 | Thick Section | 9101/3 | |
| 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 | ||
| Morasko | No | IAB - MG | Poland | 1914 | End Cut | 84,69 | 9165/1 | ||
| 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 16992 | Yes | CK6 | W1 | Morocco | 2021 | End Cut | 19,1 | 8900/1 | |
| NWA 16992 | Yes | CK6 | W1 | Morocco | 2021 | Thick Section | 8900/2 | ||
| NWA 16993 | Yes | H4 | W3 | Morocco | 2022 | Fragment | 11,58 | 8902/1 | |
| NWA 16993 | Yes | H4 | W3 | Morocco | 2022 | Thick Section | 8902/2 | ||
| NWA 16994 | Yes | L5/6 | W1-2 | Morocco | 2022 | Fragment | 17,3 | 8903/1 | |
| NWA 16994 | Yes | L5/6 | W1-2 | Morocco | 2022 | Thick Section | 8903/2 |