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Meteorite

Browse meteorite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Majorite

Hutcheonite

Maskelynite

Suevite

Anorthite

Moldavite

Meteorite (Chondrite) (Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)) — igneous

Meteorite (Chondrite)

Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)

Iron Meteorite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Kamacite and Taenite)) — meteorite

Iron Meteorite

Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Kamacite and Taenite)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)) — meteorite

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)) — mineral

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (Amorphous Meteoritic Glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (Amorphous Meteoritic Glass)

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (ST-class)) — mineral

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (ST-class)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Fe-Ni alloy, primarily Kamacite and Taenite)) — igneous

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Fe-Ni alloy, primarily Kamacite and Taenite)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)) — meteorite

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (L, LL, or H type)) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (L, LL, or H type)

Chondrite Meteorite (Undifferentiated Chondrite) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Undifferentiated Chondrite

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (Undifferentiated Stony Meteorite)) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (Undifferentiated Stony Meteorite)

Chondrite Meteorite (L or H Ordinary Chondrite) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

L or H Ordinary Chondrite

Chelyabinsk Meteorite (Ordinary chondrite (LL5)) — meteorite

Chelyabinsk Meteorite

Ordinary chondrite (LL5)

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (L or H Group)) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (L or H Group)

Lunar Meteorite (Lunar Feldspathic Breccia) — igneous

Lunar Meteorite

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (OC)) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (OC)

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine/Peridot inclusions)) — Mineral / Extraterrestrial Rock

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine/Peridot inclusions)

Mineral / Extraterrestrial Rock

Meteorite (Chondrite) (L6 Ordinary Chondrite) — igneous

Meteorite (Chondrite)

L6 Ordinary Chondrite

Iron Meteorite (Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)) — Meteorite (extraterrestrial material)

Iron Meteorite

Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)

Meteorite (extraterrestrial material)

Chondrite Meteorite (Stony Meteorite (L, H, or LL Chondrite)) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

Stony Meteorite (L, H, or LL Chondrite)

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)) — Mineral

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (OC)) — Mineral (Extraterrestrial)

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (OC)

Mineral (Extraterrestrial)

Chondrite Meteorite (Stony Meteorite (L, H, or LL Chondrite)) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

Stony Meteorite (L, H, or LL Chondrite)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy), predominantly Kamacite and Taenite (Fe, Ni)) — mineral

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy), predominantly Kamacite and Taenite (Fe, Ni)

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)) — igneous

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)

Chondrite Meteorite (L or H Ordinary Chondrite) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

L or H Ordinary Chondrite

Tektite (Natural impact glass) — meteorite

Tektite

Natural impact glass

Lunar Breccia Meteorite (Lunar Feldspathic Breccia) — igneous

Lunar Breccia Meteorite

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)) — igneous

Iron-Nickel Meteorite

Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Probable stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact classification requires testing) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Probable stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact classification requires testing

Iron meteorite fragment (probable) (Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)) — meteorite

Iron meteorite fragment (probable)

Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)

Libyan Desert Glass (Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite / Impact Glass)) — meteorite

Libyan Desert Glass

Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite / Impact Glass)

Iron-Nickel Meteorite Fragment (Unclassified) (Iron-Nickel Alloy (Taenite and Kamacite)) — meteorite

Iron-Nickel Meteorite Fragment (Unclassified)

Iron-Nickel Alloy (Taenite and Kamacite)

Likely small metallic meteorite fragments (Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image) — meteorite

Likely small metallic meteorite fragments

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

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy likely Fe–Ni metal with silicates) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy likely Fe–Ni metal with silicates

Tektite (Natural impact glass) — meteorite

Tektite

Natural impact glass

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite; unverified Fe–Ni alloy) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite; unverified Fe–Ni alloy

Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3 type) (Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3 group)) — meteorite

Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3 type)

Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3 group)

Stony-Iron Meteorite (likely Mesosiderite or Ordinary Chondrite) (Meteorite (Silicate-Metal Matrix)) — meteorite

Stony-Iron Meteorite (likely Mesosiderite or Ordinary Chondrite)

Meteorite (Silicate-Metal Matrix)

Pallasite Meteorite (likely Imilac or Brenham) (Stony-Iron Meteorite (Pallasite)) — mineral

Pallasite Meteorite (likely Imilac or Brenham)

Stony-Iron Meteorite (Pallasite)

Pallasite Meteorite (Sliced and Polished) (Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine crystals)) — mineral

Pallasite Meteorite (Sliced and Polished)

Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine crystals)

Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment (Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))) — mineral

Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment

Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))