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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Africa 975 | Yes | L4 | S2 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Sawn Fragment | 3,11 | 2373/1 |
| Northwest Africa 975 | Yes | L4 | S2 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Thin Section | 2373/3 | |
| Northwest Africa 976 | Yes | L5 | S3 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Sawn Fragment | 2,93 | 2374/1 |
| Northwest Africa 976 | Yes | L5 | S3 | W2 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Thin Section | 2374/3 | |
| Northwest Africa 977 | Yes | L5 | S3 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Sawn Fragment | 3,95 | 2375/1 |
| Northwest Africa 977 | Yes | L5 | S3 | W1 | Northwest Africa | 2001 | Thin Section | 2375/3 | |
| Ochansk | No | H4 | Russia | 1887(fall) | Fragment | 2,26 | 9013/1 | ||
| Ochansk | No | H4 | Russia | 1887(fall) | Fragment | 4,07 | 9014/1 | ||
| Oglat Sidi Ali | No | Iron, ungrouped | Morocco | 2013 | Polished End Cut | 3,5 | 7001/1 | ||
| Ouadangou | No | L5 | W0 | Burkina Faso | 2003(fall) | Fragment | 3,28 | 9005/1 | |
| Ouadangou | No | L5 | W0 | Burkina Faso | 2003(fall) | Fragment With Crust | 4,1 | 9006/1 | |
| Ouargla 004 | No | Lunar (felspatic mel breccia) | M - S3 | low | Algeria | 2021 | Slice | 2,29 | 9061/1 |
| Oued Chebeika 002 | No | CI1 | low | Morocco | 2024(fall) | Individual | 0,15 | 9118/1 | |
| Oued Chebeika 002 | No | CI1 | low | Morocco | 2024(fall) | Individual | 0,13 | 9119/1 | |
| Oued El Hamim 001 | No | Lunar (frag. breccia) | high | moderate | Libya | 2024 | Slice | 21,0 | 9181/1 |
| Pavlodar | No | PAL, PMG - an | Kazakhstan | 1885 | Thick Section | 5059/1 | |||
| Pavlodar | No | PAL, PMG - an | Kazakhstan | 1885 | Thin Section | 5059/2 | |||
| Plainview | No | H5 | S3 | Usa | 1917 | Thick Section | 8917/1 | ||
| Plainview | No | H5 | S3 | Usa | 1917 | Thin Section | 8917/2 | ||
| Plateau du Tademait 002 | Yes | L6 | S3 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | Thick Section | 2280/2 | |
| Plateau du Tademait 002 | Yes | L6 | S3 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2280/3 | |
| Plateau du Tademait 002 | Yes | L6 | S3 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | End Cut | 2,6 | 2280/4 |
| Plateau du Tademait 002 | Yes | L6 | S3 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 2,05 | 2280/5 |
| Plateau du Tademait 003 | Yes | L5 | S4 | W4 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 2906,0 | 2298/1 |
| Plateau du Tademait 003 | Yes | L5 | S4 | W4 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2298/3 |