List of meteorites
This list of meteorites is a compilation of articles about individual meteorites that are interesting for scientific, historical, or other reasons.
Stone meteorites
| Single meteorites |
| Meteorites with stray field |
| Surname | date | Location | Mass (kg) | Type (subtype) comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abee | June 14, 1952 | Abee, Thorhild County, Alberta , Canada | 107 | Enstatite chondrite (EH4) |
| Adelie Land | December 5, 1912 | Adélieland , Antarctica | 1 |
Common chondrite (L5) first meteorite found in Antarctica |
| Allan Hills 84001 | December 27, 1984 | Allan Hills , Victoria Land , Antarctica | 1.93 |
Martian meteorite (orthopyroxenite) so far the only orthopyroxenite meteorite |
| Allende | February 8, 1969 | Pueblito de Allende, Municipio Allende , Chihuahua , Mexico | approx. 5000 |
Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) very often studied meteorite |
| Almahata Sitta | October 7, 2008 | Nubian desert , Nahr an-Nil , Sudan | 10.7 |
Achondrite ( ureilite ) belonging
to asteroid 2008 TC 3 |
| Bassikounou | October 16, 2006 | Bassikounou, Hodh Ech Chargui , Mauritania | 93.851 | Ordinary chondrite (H5) |
| Benthullen | 1949 | Benthullen , Wardenburg , Oldenburger Land , Germany | 17.25 |
Ordinary chondrite (L6) second largest stone meteorite in Germany |
| Bishunpur | April 26, 1895 | Bishunpur and Parjabatpur, Mirzapur Division , Uttar Pradesh , India | 1.039 | Ordinary Chondrite (LL3.15) |
| Bjur oils | March 12, 1899 | Bjurböle near Porvoo , Uusimaa , Finland | 330 | Ordinary chondrite (L / LL4) |
| Blaubeuren | 1989 | Blaubeuren , Alb-Donau-Kreis , Germany | 30.67 |
Ordinary chondrite (H4-5) largest stone meteorite in Germany |
| Bo Xian | 1977 | Xiaoyanzhuang, Qiaocheng , Bozhou , Anhui Province , People's Republic of China | 7.5 | Common chondrite (LL3.9) |
| Bus tea | 1852 | Uttar Pradesh , India | 1.5 | Achondrite ( aubrite ) |
| Calcalong Creek | 1960 | Shire of Wiluna , Mid West , Western Australia , Australia | 0.019 |
Lunar meteorite first lunar meteorite outside of Antarctica |
| Chassigny | October 3, 1815 | Chassigny , Haute-Marne department , Grand Est , France | 4th |
Martian meteorite (Chassignite) Prototype of the Chassignite |
| Cilimus | May 7, 1979 | Sampora near Sukabumi , Jawa Barat , Java , Indonesia | 1.6 | Common chondrite (L5) |
| Cold Bokkeveld | October 13, 1838 | Western Cape , South Africa | 5.2 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CM2) |
| Coorara | Rawlinna , Dundas Shire , Western Australia, Australia | 0.1167 | Common chondrite (L6) | |
| Dar al Gani 400 | March 10, 1998 | Dar al-Gani , Libya | 1.425 | Lunar meteorite |
| Dhajala | Gujarat , India | 45 | Common chondrite (H3.8) | |
| Dhofar 280 | April 14, 2001 | Dhofar , Oman | 0.2512 | Lunar meteorite |
| D'Orbigny | July 1979 | Buenos Aires , Argentina | 16.55 | Achondrite ( angrite ) |
| Elephant Moraine A79001 | 1979 | Elephant Moraine , Antarctica | 7,942 | Martian meteorite ( shergottite ) |
| Eichstädt | February 19, 1785 | Breitenfurt (Dollnstein) , Germany | 3.2 | Ordinary chondrite (H5) |
| Ella Island | August 1971 | Ella Ø , Northeast Greenland National Park , Greenland | 7.5 | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Ensisheim | November 16, 1492 | Ensisheim , Haut-Rhin department , Grand Est , France | 127 | Common Chondrite (LL6) |
| Erevan | 1911 or 1912 | near Yerevan , Armenia | 0.1072 | Achondrite ( howardite ) |
| Farmington | June 25, 1890 | Kansas , United States | 89.3 | Common chondrite (L5) |
| Forest-Vale | August 7, 1942 | New South Wales , Australia | 26th | Ordinary chondrite (H4) |
| Gao-Guenie | March 5, 1960 | Léo , Burkina Faso | Ordinary chondrite (H5) | |
| Ghubara | 1954 | Jiddat al-Harasis , al-Wusta , Oman | 1750 | Common chondrite (L5) |
| Itqiy | 1990 | Western Sahara | 4.72 | Enstatite Chondrite (EH7) |
| Jilin | March 8, 1976 | near Jilin , Jilin Province , People's Republic of China | 1770 400 123.5 |
Ordinary chondrite (H5) indicated are the main mass and two large fragments |
| Kagarlyk | June 30, 1908 | near Kaharlyk , Ukraine | 1,886 | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Kaidun | December 30, 1980 | Al-Khuraybah, then South Yemen , now Republic of Yemen | 0.8415 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CR2) |
| Kainsaz | September 13, 1937 | Kainsaz, Tatarstan , Russia | 102 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CO3) |
| Karakol | May 9, 1840 | Karakol, then Russia, today East Kazakhstan , Kazakhstan | 3 | Common Chondrite (LL6) |
| Kediri | 1940 | Kediri , East Java , Indonesia | 3.3 | Common chondrite (L4) |
| Kesen | June 13, 1850 | Rikuzentakata , Kesen-gun, Japan | 135 | Ordinary chondrite (H4) |
| Korra-Korrabes | November 1996 | Namaland , Namibia | 22nd | Ordinary chondrite (H3) |
| Kulp | 1906 | Tavush , Armenia | 3.72 | Ordinary chondrite (H6) |
| L'Aigle | April 26, 1803 | L'Aigle , Orne department , Normandy , France | 37 | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Maralinga | Maralinga , Australia | 3.38 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CK4) | |
| Maribo | January 17, 2009 | Lolland , Denmark | 0.0258 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CM2) |
| Wall churches | November 20, 1768 | Mauerkirchen , then Bavaria, today Braunau am Inn district , Austria | 21.3 |
Ordinary chondrite (L6) largest meteorite found in today's Austria |
| Millbillillie | October 1960 | Shire of Wiluna , Mid West , Western Australia , Australia | 330 | Achondrite ( eucrite ) |
| Murchison | September 28, 1969 | Victoria , Australia | 100 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CM2) |
| Nagai | May 30, 1922 | Nagai , Japan | 1.81 | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Nakhla | June 28, 1911 | Abu Hummus, al-Buhaira , Egypt | 10 |
Martian meteorite (Nakhlite) Prototype of the Nakhlite |
| Neuschwanstein | April 6, 2002 | Fuessen , Bavaria, Germany | 2.84 | Enstatite chondrite (EL6) |
| Nogata | May 19, 861 | Nogata , Kyushu, Japan | 0.472 |
Common chondrite (L6) case was observed, old earthly age |
| Northwest Africa 869 | 1999 | Tindouf , Algeria | 2000 | Common chondrite (L3-6) |
| Northwest Africa 1934 | 2003 | North West Africa | 8th | Carboniferous Chondrite (CV3) |
| Northwest Africa 3009 | 2001 | Zag , Morocco | 1.522 | Common chondrite (L4-6) |
| Northwest Africa 7325 | February 2012 | Sahara, Morocco | 0.345 | Achondrite |
| Oldenburg | September 10, 1930 | Bissel, Großenkneten and Beverbruch, Garrel , Oldenburger Land , Germany | 16.57 | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Orgueil | May 14, 1864 | Orgueil , Tarn-et-Garonne department , France | 14th | Carboniferous Chondrite (CI1) |
| Peekskill | October 9, 1992 | Peekskill , Westchester County , New York , United States | 12.4 |
Common chondrite (H6) impact on a car |
| Přibram | April 7, 1959 | Příbram , then Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic | 4.48 | Ordinary chondrite (H5) |
| Richardton | June 30, 1918 | North Dakota , United States | 90 | Ordinary chondrite (H5) |
| Santa Vitoria do Palmar | June 25, 1997 | near Santa Vitória do Palmar , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil | 34 | Common chondrite (L3) |
| Sayh al Uhaymir 169 | January 16, 2002 | Sayh al Uhaymir, Oman | 0.206 | Lunar meteorite |
| Semarkona | October 26, 1940 | Madhya Pradesh , India | 0.691 | Ordinary chondrite (LL3.00) |
| Shergotty | August 25, 1865 | Sherghati, Gaya District , Bihar , India |
Martian meteorite ( shergottite ) Prototype of the shergottite |
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| Siena | June 16, 1794 | Siena , Tuscany , Italy | 3.7 | Common Chondrite (LL5) |
| Stannern | May 22, 1808 | Stannern , South Moravian Region , Czech Republic | 52 | Achondrite ( eucrite ) |
| Ste. Marguerite | June 8, 1962 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais , France | 4.96 | Ordinary chondrite (H4) |
| Tagish Lake | January 18, 2000 | Tagish Lake , Canada | 10 | Carboniferous Chondrite (CI2) |
| Tamdakht | December 20, 2008 | Ouarzazate , Morocco | 100 | Ordinary chondrite (H5) |
| Tenham | 1879 | Queensland , Australia | 160 | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Chelyabinsk | February 15, 2013 | Chelyabinsk region , main mass Lake Chebarkul , Russia | 1000 | Common Chondrite (LL5) |
| Wold Cottage | December 13, 1795 | Yorkshire , Northern England , UK | 25th | Common chondrite (L6) |
| Zagami | 3rd October 1962 | Zagami, Katsina , Nigeria | 18.10 |
Martian meteorite ( shergottite ) largest Martian meteorite |
| Zakłodzie | September 1998 | Zakłodzie, Powiat Zamojski , Lublin Voivodeship , Poland | 8.68 | Primitive enstatite achondrite |
Stone-iron meteorites
| Surname | date | Location | Mass (kg) | Type (subtype) comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahin | 1807 | Brahin , Belarus | 850 | Pallasite |
| Brenham | 1882 | Kansas , United States | 2,400 | Pallasite |
| Eagle station | Eagle Station, Carroll County , Kentucky , United States | |||
| Esquel | 1951 | Chubut , Argentina | 755 | Pallasite |
| Estherville | 1879 | Estherville , Iowa , United States | 206 | Mesosiderite |
| Fukang | 2000 | Fukang , China | 1003 | Pallasite |
| Krasnoyarsk | 1749 | Ubeisk near Krasnoyarsk , Siberia , Russia | 700 | Pallasite |
| Ras Tanura | February 23, 1961 | Ra's Tanura , Saudi Arabia | 0.0061 | Chondrite (H6) |
Iron meteorites
| Surname | date | Location | Mass (kg) | Type (subtype) comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armanty | 1898 | China | 28000 | |
| Bendegó | 18th century | Brazil | 5360 | |
| Braunau | July 14, 1847 | Broumov , today the Czech Republic |
Hexahedrite discovery of Neumann's lines |
|
| Cabin Creek | March 27, 1886 | Cabin Creek , Arkansas , United States | 48.5 |
Octahedrite unique piece |
| Campo del Cielo | Campo del Cielo, Argentina | 100,000 | largest section weighed 37,000 kg | |
| Canyon Diablo | Barringer Crater , Arizona , United States | 30000 | ||
| Cape York | Cape York , Greenland | 58000 | largest section weighed 31,000 kg | |
| Chinga | Tanna Tuva, Siberia , Russia | 350 | Ataxite | |
| Cranbourne | Cranbourne, near Melbourne , Australia | 8,700 |
The largest part of the octahedrite weighed 3500 kg |
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| Dronino | before 2000 | Ryazan Oblast , Russia | 500 | 2000 found |
| Elbow | circa 1400 | Elbogen (Loket) , Czech Republic | ||
| Gebel Kamil | Kamil crater, Sahara , Egypt | 1600 | ungrouped iron, ataxite case <500 years ago, discovered in 2009 via Google Maps |
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| Gibeon | before 1836 | Gibeon , Namibia | 26000 | Discovered in 1836 |
| Henbury | Northern Territory , Australia | 625 | Impact 4200 ± 1900 years ago | |
| Hoba | Otavi Mountains , Namibia | 55000 | largest iron meteorite in one piece, discovered (before) 1920 | |
| Hraschina | May 26, 1751 | Hraschina, Agram, Croatia | 49 | oriented iron meteorite , 2 parts: ~ 40 and ~ 9 kg |
| Morasko | before 1914 | Morasko, Poland | 350 | Discovered in 1914 |
| Oral rabilla | several million years ago | Mundrabilla Siding, Nullarbor Plain , Australia | 24000 | Finds of small parts from 1911 |
| Nantan | 1516 | Guanxi , China | 9500 | |
| Odessa | Odessa , Texas , United States | Octahedrite | ||
| Patos de Minas | before / until 1925 | Patos de Minas , Minas Gerais , Brazil | 198 |
Octahedrite (to be distinguished from "Minas Gerais, Hexahedrite") |
| Rafrüti | before / until 1886 | Rafrüti, Bern , Switzerland | 18.2 | |
| Retuerta del Bullaque | before / until 1980 | Retuerta del Bullaque, Spain | 100 | |
| Sikhote-Alin | February 12, 1947 | Sichote-Alin , Siberia , Russia | 30000 | |
| Seymchan | before June 1967 | Seimchan , Russia | 272 | |
| Toluca | before 1776 | Toluca , Mexico | 2500 |
Questionable meteorites
See also
Web links
- Database of Meteoritical Society (English)