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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touat 001 | Yes | L6 | S2 | W2 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2279/3 | |
| Touat 002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | Fragmnet Partially Sawed | 5203,0 | 2296/1 |
| Touat 002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | Thick Section | 2296/2 | |
| Touat 002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | Thin Section | 2296/3 | |
| Touat 002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Algeria | 2002 | End Cut | 1,4 | 2296/4 |
| Trenzano | No | H3/4 | Italy | 1856(fall) | Part Slice | 2,25 | 8990/1 | ||
| Twannberg | No | IIG | Switzerland | 1984 | Fragment | 15,78 | 8891/1 | ||
| Udei Station | No | IAB - ungrouped | 1927(fall) | Slice | 61,0 | 9053/1 | |||
| Uruaçu | No | IAB - MG | Goiàs, Brasil | 1992 | End Cut | 201,0 | 5445/1 | ||
| Vaca Muerta | No | MES - A1 | Chile | 1861 | Fragment | 17,5 | 9041/1 | ||
| Valera | No | L5 | S4 | W3 | Venezuela | 1972(fall) | Slice | 1,54 | 9103/1 |
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment | 4,22 | 8594/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment With Part Crust | 2,38 | 8595/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment | 1,98 | 8596/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment With Part Crust | 1,83 | 8597/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment | 1,09 | 8598/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment | 0,94 | 8599/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment | 0,68 | 8600/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Fragment | 0,55 | 8601/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | Italy | 1910(fall) | Tiny Fragments | 0,06 | 8602/1 | ||
| Vigarano | No | CV3 | 1911(fall) | Fragment | 0,834 | 9071/1 | |||
| Viñales | No | L6 | S3 | W0 | Cuba | 2019(fall) | End Cut | 153,24 | 8550/1 |
| Viñales | No | L6 | S3 | W0 | Cuba | 2019(fall) | Slice | 11,52 | 9015/1 |
| Viñales | No | L6 | S3 | W0 | Cuba | 2019(fall) | Fragment | 38,0 | 9016/1 |
| Viñales | No | L6 | S3 | W0 | Cuba | 2019(fall) | Fragment | 38,83 | 9017/1 |