Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)
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Browse meteorite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (meteoritic iron, Fe-Ni alloy)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Kamacite and Taenite)
Meteorite (Chondrite)
Chondritic Meteorite (Undifferentiated extraterrestrial rock)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered ordinary chondrite
Small dark metallic-looking rock fragment
Undetermined; possibly iron oxide-rich material or a metallic mineral
Possible iron-rich meteorite fragment
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact identification requires testing
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Amorphous Meteoritic Glass)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite Fragment (Unclassified)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Taenite and Kamacite)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Likely stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact classification requires chemical and magnetic testing
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite; unverified Fe–Ni alloy
Metallic iron-nickel meteorite fragment (probable)
Iron meteorite, mainly kamacite (α-Fe-Ni) with possible taenite (γ-Fe-Ni)
Tektite
Indochinite (Tektite)
Unidentified metallic mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly galena, hematite, or a metallic meteorite fragment
Small metallic mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly galena, hematite, magnetite, or metallic meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite candidate
Likely an iron-rich meteorite, possibly a weathered octahedrite (Fe–Ni alloy); identification is uncertain from the image alone
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; requires testing for confirmation
Stony-Iron Meteorite (likely Mesosiderite or Ordinary Chondrite)
Meteorite (Silicate-Metal Matrix)
Pallasite Meteorite (likely Imilac or Brenham)
Stony-Iron Meteorite (Pallasite)
Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
Libyan Desert Glass
Natural Silica Glass (SiO2 with minor iron and titanium)
Tektite (likely Indochinite)
Tektite (high-silica impact glass)
Possible iron-rich meteorite fragment
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron-oxide-rich meteorite
Weathered metallic meteorite (probable iron meteorite)
Fe–Ni alloy, mainly kamacite and taenite; exact classification requires chemical and petrographic testing
Tektite
Tektite (Meteorite impact glass)
Likely iron-rich meteorite fragment
Possible stony meteorite (chondrite); identification cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Iron Meteorite (likely an Individual specimen)
Iron Meteorite (Group IAB, IIAB, IIIAB, etc., Fe-Ni alloy)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite; exact identification requires testing
Weathered metallic meteorite candidate
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or iron-rich meteorite
Possible iron meteorite
Unclassified iron–nickel meteorite; composition cannot be confirmed visually
Iron meteorite (likely Sikhote-Alin–type or similar)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly kamacite with taenite; exact classification requires laboratory testing
Likely iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, predominantly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloys)
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))
Black Beauty Meteorite
NWA 7034 (Northwest Africa 7034)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron meteorite fragment (likely metallic meteorite)
Fe–Ni kamacite/taenite alloy; exact identification requires testing
Meteorite (likely Chondrite)
Undifferentiated Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possible iron meteorite or stony-iron specimen
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)