Meteorite (Extraterrestrial Material)

Iron Meteorite

Iron-nickel alloy (e.g., Kamacite, Taenite)

Iron Meteorite

Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)

Likely iron-rich meteorite fragment

Possible stony meteorite (chondrite); identification cannot be confirmed from the image alone

Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)

Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment

Tektite (likely indochinite)

Natural silica-rich impact glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂ with aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium

Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)

Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite

Tektite

Natural impact glass

Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)

Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite

Probable metallic meteorite fragment

Unclassified iron meteorite candidate, chiefly kamacite (α-Fe–Ni alloy)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered ordinary chondrite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; identification requires laboratory testing

Moldavite

Tektite (Natural Silica Glass)

Iron meteorite candidate

Likely iron-rich meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite; confirmation requires testing

Tektite

Tektite (Meteorite impact glass)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Unclassified stony-iron or ordinary chondrite candidate

Possible iron meteorite

Fe–Ni iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron-rich specimen

Likely metallic meteorite fragment

Undetermined iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy requires testing

Tektite

Natural Impact Glass

Likely iron meteorite fragment

Iron meteorite, probably kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Unclassified iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron oxide-rich meteorite

Likely rough metallic meteorite fragment

Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; identification is uncertain from the image alone

Likely metallic meteorite fragment

Undetermined; possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite

Peridot (Olivine)

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Possible iron-rich meteorite fragment

Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; terrestrial alternatives include magnetite or industrial slag

Meteorite (Chondrite)

Chondritic Meteorite (Undifferentiated extraterrestrial rock)

Likely metallic meteorite fragment

Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite

Moldavite

Tektite (Silicates with aluminum, iron, manganese, and potassium oxide glass)

Likely metallic meteorite fragment

Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possible iron meteorite or stony-iron specimen

Moldavite

Moldavite (Silica-rich glass, SiO2 + Al2O3)

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

Likely iron-rich meteorite fragment

Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy may include Fe–Ni metal, troilite, and silicates

Possible basaltic rock or meteorite candidate

Likely vesicular basalt; meteorite identification cannot be confirmed visually

Small metallic meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)

Unclassified meteoritic material; exact classification requires chemical and petrographic testing

Likely iron meteorite fragment

Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)

Weathered iron-rich concretion or possible meteorite

Likely limonite/goethite concretion; meteorite status unconfirmed

Likely iron meteorite fragment

Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible stony-iron fragment

Possible iron-rich meteorite fragment

Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron-oxide-rich meteorite

Likely small metallic meteorite fragments

Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (Stony-Iron Meteorite)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4