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 5363 | No | Achondrite -ung | W2/3 | Northwest Africa | 2008 | Thin Section | 8920/1 | ||
Northwest Africa 5400 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2008 | Fragment | 4,37 | 8918/1 | ||
Northwest Africa 5400 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2008 | Thin Section | 8918/2 | |||
Northwest Africa 5400 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2008 | Thin Section | 8918/2 | |||
Northwest Africa 5400 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2008 | Thin Section | 8918/3 | |||
Northwest Africa 5492 | No | Chond- ung (G-type) | S2-S5 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2008 | Slice | 3,04 | 8919/1 |
Northwest Africa 5515 | No | CK4 | minimal | moderate | Algeria | 2007 | Complete Slice | 298,0 | 5077/1 |
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Slab | 2,77 | 8921/2 | ||
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Slab | 1,15 | 8921/4 | ||
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Thin Section | 8921/5 | |||
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Thin Section | 8921/6 | |||
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Thin Section | 8921/7 | |||
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Slab | 5,39 | 8921/1 | ||
Northwest Africa 6112 | No | Achondrite -ung | Northwest Africa | 2000 | Slab | 1,32 | 8921/3 | ||
Northwest Africa 6474 | No | BRA | low | moderate | Northwest Africa | 2010 | Slice | 1,86 | 8888/1 |
Northwest Africa 6542 | Yes | EL6 | S1 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2005 | Slice | 8,9 | 5079/1 |
Northwest Africa 6542 | Yes | EL6 | S1 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2005 | Slice | 5,77 | 5079/2 |
Northwest Africa 6542 | Yes | EL6 | S1 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2005 | Thin Section | 5079/3 | |
Northwest Africa 6542 | Yes | EL6 | S1 | W3 | Northwest Africa | 2005 | Fragment | 3,54 | 5079/4 |
Northwest Africa 6543 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2007 | Slice | 7,7 | 5106/1 |
Northwest Africa 6543 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2007 | Thin Section | 5106/2 | |
Northwest Africa 6544 | Yes | H4 | S2 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2006 | Fragment | 34,7 | 5062/1 |
Northwest Africa 6544 | Yes | H4 | S2 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2006 | Thick Section | 5062/2 | |
Northwest Africa 6544 | Yes | H4 | S2 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2006 | Thin Section | 5062/3 | |
Northwest Africa 6545 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2006 | End Cut | 0,95 | 5063/1 |