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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acfer 391 | Yes | H4 | S3 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Thick Section | 2429/28 | |
| Acfer 391 | Yes | H4 | S3 | W2 | Algeria | 2004 | Thin Section | 2429/29 | |
| Acfer 401 | Yes | L5 | S2 | W4 | Algeria | 2002 | End Cut | 0,7 | 5199/1 |
| Acfer 401 | Yes | L5 | S2 | W4 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 5199/2 | |
| Adrar 013 | No | Melt breccia | high | low | Algeria | 2023 | Slice | 48,6 | 9068/1 |
| Agoudal | No | II-AB | Morocco | 2000 | Fragment | 78,32 | 8546/1 | ||
| Aguas Zarcas | No | CM2 | low | Costa Rica | 2019(fall) | Pre Rain Fragment | 1,18 | 8996/1 | |
| Aguas Zarcas | No | CM2 | low | Costa Rica | 2019(fall) | Fragment | 1,48 | 8997/1 | |
| Aguas Zarcas | No | CM2 | low | Costa Rica | 2019(fall) | Slice | 6,17 | 8998/1 | |
| Ain Ben Tili 004 | No | Achondrite -ung | low | low | Mauritania | 2022 | Slice | 2,39 | 9147/1 |
| Ain Ben Tili 004 | No | Achondrite -ung | low | low | Mauritania | 2022 | Fragment | 7,9 | 9148/1 |
| Aiquile | No | H5 | S3 | W0 | Bolivia | 2016 | Fragment | 5,19 | 8999/1 |
| Aiquile | No | H5 | S3 | W0 | Bolivia | 2016(fall) | Fragment | 5,48 | 9000/1 |
| Ait Saoun | No | EH3 | low | W0 | Morocco | 2024(fall) | Individual | 2,2 | 9112/1 |
| Ait Saoun | No | EH3 | low | W0 | Morocco | 2024(fall) | Individual | 1,2 | 9113/1 |
| Ait Saoun | No | EH3 | low | W0 | Morocco | 2024(fall) | Individual | 1,87 | 9114/1 |
| Al Haggounia 001 | No | EL- melt rock | Western Sahara | 2006 | End Cut | 152,0 | 8608/1 | ||
| Alfianello | No | L6 | Italy | 1883(fall) | Sawn Fragment | 3,8 | 8889/1 | ||
| Alfianello | No | L6 | Italy | 1883(fall) | Slice | 9,2 | 8928/1 | ||
| Allende | No | CV3 | S1 | W1 | Mexico | 1969(fall) | End Cut | 30,0 | 1389/1 |
| Allende | No | CV3 | Mexico | 1969(fall) | Fragment | 23,35 | 8915/1 | ||
| Almahata Sitta | No | Ureilite-an | S1 | WO | Sudan | 2008(fall) | Part Slice | 0,17 | 9035/1 |
| Ash Shaqqah 001 | No | BRA | low | Libya | 2023 | Fragments | 40,0 | 9074 | |
| Ash Shaqquah 001 | Yes | low | Libya | 2023 | Many Fragments | 40,0 | 9074 | ||
| Ashuwairif 003 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W3 | Libya | 2008 | Thin Section | 5108/1 |