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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Northwest Africa 2180 | Yes | CV3 | S1 | minor | Northwest Africa | 2003 | Fragment | 0,5 | 2342/13 |
Northwest Africa 2180 | Yes | CV3 | S1 | minor | Northwest Africa | 2003 | End Cut | 0,65 | 2342/14 |
Northwest Africa 2180 | Yes | CV3 | S1 | minor | Northwest Africa | 2003 | 14 Fragments | 1,28 | 2342/15 |
Northwest Africa 2180 | Yes | CV3 | S1 | minor | Northwest Africa | 2003 | Thin Section | 2342/3 | |
Northwest Africa 2350 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W1 | Northwest Africa | Complete Slice | 8,98 | 2390/1 | |
Northwest Africa 2350 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W1 | Northwest Africa | Thick Section | 2390/2 | ||
Northwest Africa 2350 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W1 | Northwest Africa | Thin Section | 2390/3 | ||
Northwest Africa 2400 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2003 | Fragment | 5,04 | 9104/1 | ||
Northwest Africa 2513 | Yes | L5 | S3 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2003 | Thick Section | 2393/2 | |
Northwest Africa 2514 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W4 | Northwest Africa | Fragment | 2,53 | 2394/1 | |
Northwest Africa 2514 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W4 | Northwest Africa | Thick Section | 2394/2 | ||
Northwest Africa 2635 | No | Achondrite -ung | low | W4 | Northwest Africa | 2004 | Slice | 9,11 | 8552/1 |
Northwest Africa 2738 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Part Slice | 4,4 | 2329/1 |
Northwest Africa 2738 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | 2 Fragments | 0,19 | 2329/4 |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 26,0 | 2330/1 |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Thick Section | 2330/2 | |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2330/3 | |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 2,17 | 2330/4 |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 1,67 | 2330/5 |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | 15 Fragments | 0,8 | 2330/6 |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | End Cut | 4,21 | 2330/7 |
Northwest Africa 2739 | Yes | HOW | low | low | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2330/8 | |
Northwest Africa 2740 | Yes | L5 | S1 | W0 | Northwest Africa | Individual | 21902,0 | 2327/1 | |
Northwest Africa 2740 | Yes | L5 | S1 | W0 | Northwest Africa | Sawn Fragment | 230,0 | 2327/2 | |
Northwest Africa 2740 | Yes | L5 | S1 | W0 | Northwest Africa | Thick Section | 2327/6 |