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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Cumberland Falls | No | AUB | Kentucky, Usa | 1919(fall) | Fragment | 1,03 | 5078/2 | ||
Cumberland Falls | No | AUB | Kentucky, Usa | 1919(fall) | Thin Section | 6980/a | |||
Cumberland Falls | No | AUB | Kentucky, Usa | 1919(fall) | Thin Section | 6980/b | |||
Dar al Gani 1053 | Yes | CV3 | moderate | low | Libya | 2006 | Thin Section | 5105/2 | |
Dar al Gani 1053 | Yes | CV3 | moderate | low | Libya | 2006 | End Cut | 1,66 | 5105/3 |
Dar al Gani 1053 | Yes | CV3 | moderate | low | Libya | 2006 | Fragment | 0,36 | 5105/4 |
Dar al Gani 1055 | Yes | EUC - pmict | high | low | Libya | 2007 | Complete Slice | 10,9 | 5104/1 |
Dar al Gani 1055 | Yes | EUC - pmict | high | low | Libya | 2007 | Thin Section | 5104/2 | |
Dar al Gani 1060 | Yes | EUC | medium | W0 | Libya | 2010 | Complete Slice | 19,92 | 5197/2 |
Dar al Gani 1060 | Yes | EUC | medium | W0 | Libya | 2010 | Thick Section | 5197/3 | |
Dar al Gani 1060 | Yes | EUC | medium | W0 | Libya | 2010 | Thin Section | 5197/4 | |
Dar al Gani 1001 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Fragment Partially Sawed | 127,68 | 1451/1 |
Dar al Gani 1001 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Thick Section | 1451/2 | |
Dar al Gani 1001 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Thin Section | 1451/3 | |
Dar al Gani 1001 | Yes | H6 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Thick Section | 1451/4 | |
Dar al Gani 1002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Fragment | 367,0 | 1447/1 |
Dar al Gani 1002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Thick Section | 1447/2 | |
Dar al Gani 1002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Thin Section | 1447/3 | |
Dar al Gani 1002 | Yes | H5 | S2 | W3 | Libya | 1999 | Thick Section | 1447/4 | |
Dar al Gani 1003 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 1999 | Fragment | 150,0 | 1453/1 |
Dar al Gani 1003 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 1999 | Thick Section | 1453/2 | |
Dar al Gani 1003 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 1999 | Thin Section | 1453/3 | |
Dar al Gani 1003 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 1999 | End Cut | 46,0 | 1453/4 |
Dar al Gani 1003 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W4 | Libya | 1999 | End Cut | 32,0 | 1453/5 |
Dar al Gani 1004 | Yes | H5 | S1 | W2 | Libya | 1999 | End Cut | 256,0 | 1450/1 |