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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantila | No | AUB | India | 2022(fall) | Fragment With Crust | 13,4 | 8912/1 | ||
| Rantila | No | AUB | India | 2022(fall) | Fragment | 0,82 | 9018/1 | ||
| Rantila | No | AUB | India | 2022(fall) | Fragment | 0,88 | 9019/1 | ||
| Rantila | No | AUB | India | 2022(fall) | Fragment | 0,98 | 9020/1 | ||
| Richfield | No | LL3.7 | Usa | 1983 | Fragment | 0,01 | 5056/1 | ||
| Richfield | No | LL3.7 | Usa | 1983 | Thin Section | 5056/2 | |||
| Sahara 00019 | No | L3.8 | S3 | W3 | Sahara | 2000 | End Cut | 1306,0 | 2240/1 |
| Sahara 00181 | No | H4-6 | S3 | W2 | Sahara | 2000 | Thin Section | 2242/1 | |
| Sahara 98154 | No | H5 | S2 | W3 | Sahara | 1998 | End Cut | 1538,0 | 1415/1 |
| Sahara 98222 | No | L6 | 6.0 | W2 | Sahara | 1998 | Slice | 53,64 | 5206/1 |
| Sahara 98222 | No | L6 | 6.0 | W2 | Sahara | 1998 | Thin Section | 5206/2 | |
| Sahara 98222 | No | L6 | 6.0 | W2 | Sahara | 1998 | 2 Sawed Fragments | 1,61 | 5206/3 |
| Sahara 98222 | No | L6 | 6.0 | W2 | Sahara | 1998 | Sawn Fragment | 0,93 | 5206/4 |
| Sahara 98222 | No | L6 | 6.0 | W2 | Sahara | 1998 | Thick Section | 5206/5 | |
| Sahara 98222 | No | L6 | 6.0 | W2 | Sahara | 1998 | Thick Section | 5206/6 | |
| Sahara 99327 | No | H6 | S1 | W3 | Sahara | 1999 | End Cut | 1860,0 | 1418/1 |
| Saint-Aubin | No | IIIAB | France | 1968 | Slice | 57,2 | 9106/1 | ||
| Saratov | No | L4 | Russia | 1918(fall) | Thick Section | 8916/1 | |||
| Saratov | No | L4 | Russia | 1918(fall) | Thin Section | 8916/2 | |||
| Sebkha el Melah 001 | No | AUB | Mali | 2022 | Fragment | 42,0 | 8910/1 | ||
| Sericho | No | PAL | low | Kenya | 2016 | Fragment | 21,88 | 8547/1 | |
| Sericho | No | PAL | low | Kenya | 2016 | Fragment | 16,31 | 8547/2 | |
| Seymchan | No | PAL, PMG | Russia | 1967 | Complete Slice | 5745,0 | 5075/1 | ||
| Sikhote-Alin | No | IIAB | Russia | 1947(fall) | Shaprnel With A Piece Of Wood Incorporated | 290,0 | 2241/1 | ||
| Sikhote-Alin | No | IIAB | Russia | 1947(fall) | Etched Part Slice | 568,0 | 5067/1 |