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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashuwairif 003 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W3 | Libya | 2008 | Thin Section | 5108/1 | |
| Ashuwairif 005 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W2 | Libya | 2010 | Fragment | 76,0 | 5209/2 |
| Ashuwairif 005 | Yes | H4 | S1 | W2 | Libya | 2010 | Thin Section | 5209/3 | |
| Barbianello | No | Iron, ungrouped | Italy | 1960 | Slice | 8929/1 | |||
| Bensour | No | LL6 | Morocco | 2002(fall) | Fragment | 1,01 | 2396/2 | ||
| Bensour | No | LL6 | Morocco | 2002(fall) | 2 Fragments | 0,16 | 2396/3 | ||
| Bir Ounane 005 | No | Lunar (regolith breccia) | high | low | Mali | 2022 | Part Slice | 0,46 | 9199/1 |
| Bir Ounane 005 | No | Lunar (regolith breccia) | high | low | Mali | 2022 | Part Slice | 0,41 | 9200/1 |
| Bruderheim | No | L6 | Canada | 1960(fall) | Fragment | 0,958 | 9001/1 | ||
| Caleta el Cobre 025 | No | EH3 | minimal | Chile | 2018 | Slice | 23,2 | 9032/1 | |
| Caleta el Cobre 025 | No | EH3 | minimal | Chile | 2018 | Thin Section | 9032/2 | ||
| Campo del Cielo | No | IAB-MG | Argentina | 1576 | Complete Individual | 50000,0 | 1419/1 | ||
| Campo del Cielo | No | IAB-MG | Argentina | 1576 | Slice | 114,79 | 9197/1 | ||
| Canyon Diablo | No | IAB - MG | Arizona- Usa | 1891 | Slice Of Graphite Nodule With Metal Veins | 94,29 | 5448/1 | ||
| Canyon Diablo | No | IAB - MG | Arizona- Usa | 1891 | End Cut | 36,58 | 5449/1 | ||
| Canyon Diablo | No | IAB - MG | 1891 | Fragment | 48,25 | 8545/1 | |||
| Carancas | No | H4-5 | Peru | 2007 | Fragment | 1,122 | 9105/1 | ||
| Castiglione del Lago | Yes | IAB - MG | Italy | 1970 | End Cut | 26,6 | 2391/1 | ||
| Catalina 392 | Yes | MES, Type B2 | W2-3 | Chile | 2019 | Thick Section | 13,1 | 8288/1 | |
| Catalina 392 | Yes | MES, Type B2 | W2-3 | Chile | 2019 | Thin Section | 8288/2 | ||
| Cavezzo | No | L5 - an | S2 | W0 | Italy | 2020(fall) | Fragment Partially Crusted | 52,19 | 8527/1 |
| Cavezzo | No | L5 - an | S2 | W0 | Italy | 2020(fall) | Thin Section | 8528/1 | |
| Cavezzo | No | L5 - an | S2 | W0 | Italy | 2020(fall) | Thin Section | 8529/1 | |
| Chelyabinsk | No | LL5 | S4 | W0 | Russia | 2013(fall) | Complete Individual | 40,0 | 6889/1 |
| Chelyabinsk | No | LL5 | S4 | W0 | Russia | 2013(fall) | Nearly Complete Individual | 9,0 | 6890/1 |