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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NWA XXX (submitted to NomCom) | Yes | H5/6 | Somalia | Thick Section | 8992/2 | ||||
Nantan | No | IAB-MG | China | 1958 | Complete Individual | 272000,0 | 1363/1 | ||
Nantan | No | IAB-MG | China | 1958 | Complete Slice | 3100,0 | 1364/1 | ||
Northeast Africa 051 | No | IIIAB | moderate | low | Libya | 2023 | Slice | 81,0 | 9178/1 |
Northeast Africa 078 | No | Lunar (frag. breccia) | high | low | Libya | 2024 | Slice | 14,07 | 9186/1 |
Northwest Africa 7759 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Fragment | 12,9 | 5215/1 |
Northwest Africa 7759 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Fragment | 1,02 | 5215/2 |
Northwest Africa 7759 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Fragment | 0,29 | 5215/3 |
Northwest Africa 7759 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Thin Section | 5215/5 | |
Northwest Africa 7759 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Thick Section | 5215/4 | |
Northwest Africa 7761 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Thin Section | 5227/1 | |
Northwest Africa 7761 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Slice | 4,84 | 5227/2 |
Northwest Africa 7761 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2011 | Thick Section | 5227/3 | |
Northwest Africa 047 | No | EUC | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Part Slice | 85,4 | 1392/1 | ||
Northwest Africa 10296 | No | L3.15 | S3 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2015 | Slice | 16,47 | 9155/1 |
Northwest Africa 10503 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2015 | Thin Section | 8923/1 | |||
Northwest Africa 1051 | Yes | L5 | S2 | W0 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Sawn Fragment | 2,95 | 2376/1 |
Northwest Africa 1051 | Yes | L5 | S2 | W0 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Thin Section | 2376/3 | |
Northwest Africa 1052 | Yes | ACAP | S1 | W1 | Morocco | 2001 | Fragment | 0,19 | 2377/1 |
Northwest Africa 1052 | Yes | ACAP | S1 | W1 | Morocco | 2001 | Thin Section | 2377/3 | |
Northwest Africa 1054 | Yes | ACAP | S1 | W1 | Morocco | 2001 | Slice | 17,9 | 2378/1 |
Northwest Africa 1054 | Yes | ACAP | S1 | W1 | Morocco | 2001 | Thin Section | 2378/3 | |
Northwest Africa 1055 | Yes | L4 | S3 | W0 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | End Cut | 3,42 | 2379/1 |
Northwest Africa 1055 | Yes | L4 | S3 | W0 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Thin Section | 2379/3 | |
Northwest Africa 1056 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Sawn Fragment | 4,4 | 2380/1 |