Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
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Browse meteorite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Possible iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Probable stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact classification requires testing
Lunar Breccia Meteorite
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Iron-Nickel Meteorite
Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)
Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Possible iron-rich meteorite fragment
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; terrestrial alternatives include magnetite or industrial slag
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Natural silica glass)
Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia)
Lunar Achondrite (Regolith Breccia)
Iron meteorite (probable)
Iron–nickel meteorite, mainly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Likely iron meteorite (stony-iron or weathered iron-rich meteorite)
Provisional identification: meteoritic Fe–Ni alloy, mainly kamacite/taenite; exact classification requires chemical and petrographic testing
Possible weathered metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; exact classification requires laboratory testing
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possible ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite fragment; exact classification requires laboratory testing
Dark rounded pebble
Likely basalt or fine-grained mafic volcanic rock
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; identification requires laboratory testing
Iron-rich meteorite candidate (weathered iron meteorite)
Likely Fe–Ni metal, commonly kamacite and taenite; definitive identification requires laboratory testing
Likely iron-rich rock or metallic mineral fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material or weathered iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite (probable, possibly industrial iron slag)
Fe–Ni metallic alloy, commonly kamacite and taenite
Iron meteorite fragment (likely weathered meteorite)
Fe–Ni metal, commonly kamacite with taenite; possible stony-iron or iron-oxide fusion crust
Pseudometeorite ironstone or weathered metallic nodule
Uncertain; likely iron-oxide-rich limonite/goethite with magnetite or hematite
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic silicate/oxide glass (Complex silicate matrix with Cr-Fe-Si inclusions)
Iron meteorite fragment (likely meteorite slice)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, possibly an octahedrite; exact classification requires laboratory analysis
Iron-rich chondritic meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony meteorite; possible ordinary chondrite (H/L type)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue
Indochinite Tektite
Tektite (high-silica impact glass)
Possible iron meteorite
Fe–Ni iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron-rich specimen
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite
Small metallic meteorite-like specimen
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possibly an ordinary chondrite or terrestrial slag
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Iron-rich meteorite candidate (possibly stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Unclassified meteoritic material; likely Fe–Ni metal with weathering oxides
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite / Impact Glass)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified meteoritic iron–stone material; possible stony-iron meteorite or terrestrial ironstone
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
Iron Meteorite / Limonite-coated Meteorite / Iron Nodule
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Kamacite and Taenite) with weathering crust
Possible tektite (natural impact glass)
Impact glass; composition and origin cannot be confirmed from the image
Iron meteorite (likely weathered octahedrite)
Fe–Ni kamacite–taenite alloy, possibly a Canyon Diablo-type specimen