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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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 | ||
Silet | Yes | L5 | S3 | W4 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 952,0 | 2425/1 |
Silet | Yes | L5 | S3 | W4 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 12,0 | 2425/2 |
Silet | Yes | L5 | S3 | W4 | Algeria | 2004 | Fragment | 6,0 | 2425/3 |
Silet | Yes | L5 | S3 | W4 | Algeria | 2005 | Thin Section | 2425/7 | |
Slaghek's Iron | No | IIIAB | Chile | 1916 | End Cut | 311,0 | 5193/1 | ||
Smara | No | EUC - pmict | Western Sahara | 2000 | Slice | 156,0 | 1411/1 | ||
Springwater | No | PAL, PMG - an | Canada | 1931 | Thick Section | 5057/4 | |||
Springwater | No | PAL, PMG - an | Canada | 1931 | Thin Section | 5057/2 | |||
Tafassaset | No | Achondrite - prim | Niger | 2000 | Slice | 19,1 | 5068/1 | ||
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment | 4904,0 | 2268/1 |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Thick Section | 2268/2 | |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2268/3 | |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment Partially Sawn | 2851,0 | 2269/1 |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Thick Section | 2269/2 | |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Sawn Fragment | 1,48 | 2269/3 |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2269/4 | |
Tanezrouft 072 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W1 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragment Partially Sawed | 2322,0 | 2270/1 |