Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (e.g., Kamacite, Taenite)
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Browse meteorite (extraterrestrial material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (e.g., Kamacite, Taenite)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Tektite (likely indochinite)
Natural silica-rich impact glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂ with aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite
Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)
Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite
Tektite
Natural Impact Glass
Iron meteorite candidate
Likely iron-rich meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite; confirmation requires testing
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silica Glass)
Moldavite
Tektite (Silicates with aluminum, iron, manganese, and potassium oxide glass)
Possible basaltic rock or meteorite candidate
Likely vesicular basalt; meteorite identification cannot be confirmed visually
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron oxide-rich meteorite
Moldavite
Moldavite (Silica-rich glass, SiO2 + Al2O3)
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Likely small metallic meteorite fragments
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Meteorite (Chondrite)
Chondritic Meteorite (Undifferentiated extraterrestrial rock)
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (Stony-Iron Meteorite)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely an iron–nickel alloy (kamacite/taenite)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possible stony-iron meteorite or iron-oxide-rich terrestrial rock; exact identification requires testing
Faceted green gemstone, likely peridot
Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine: (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Chondrite Meteorite
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
Chondrite Meteorite
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
Meteorite (Chondrite)
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica impactite glass)
Olivine (often within Peridotite)
Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Iron meteorite fragment (probable)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite; possible ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite