Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (OC)
Mineral (Extraterrestrial)
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Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine/Peridot inclusions)
Mineral / Extraterrestrial Rock
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (Stony-iron meteorite; Fe-Ni alloy with (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 olivine)
Mineral/Extraterrestrial Rock
Micrometeorite (Spherule)
Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule
mineral
Bort or Carbonado
C - Polycrystalline Diamond
mineral
Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith)
Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt
igneous
Tektite (likely indochinite)
Natural silica-rich impact glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂ with aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium
mineral
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
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)
Mineral (specifically a mineraloid)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
mineralogical glass/meteorite impactite
Micro-Meteorite (Micrometeoroid)
Extraterrestrial Spherule (Silicate or Iron-Nickel)
mineral
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Mineral
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
mineral
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
mineral
Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)
Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite
meteorite
Peridotite (Dunite)
Peridotite (mostly Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
igneous
Peridot (Gem-quality Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
Stardust (Micrometeorite)
Chondrite / Micrometeorite (Extraterrestrial Silicate)
igneous
Weathered iron-rich concretion or possible meteorite
Likely limonite/goethite concretion; meteorite status unconfirmed
mineral
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
gemstone
Carbonado (Black Diamond)
Carbonado (Polycrystalline Diamond)
mineral
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
mineral
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
mineral
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)
gemstone
Moldavite
Tektite (Silicates with aluminum, iron, manganese, and potassium oxide glass)
meteorite
Possible basaltic volcanic rock or iron-rich meteorite
Likely basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene rock); meteorite status cannot be confirmed visually
igneous
Iron Meteorite (Individual)
Siderite (composed of Kamacite and Taenite minerals)
igneous
Moldavite
Moldavite (Silica-rich glass, SiO2 + Al2O3)
tektite
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
mineral
Possible iron-rich meteorite or metallic sulfide-bearing rock
Unconfirmed; candidates include stony-iron meteorite, iron meteorite, or pyrite-bearing terrestrial rock
meteorite
Tektite
Natural impact glass
meteorite
Rough Black Diamond (Bort / Carbonado)
Diamond (C)
mineral
Meteorite (Chondrite)
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
igneous
Olivine (often within Peridotite)
Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
mineral
Likely iron-rich meteorite fragment
Possible stony meteorite (chondrite); identification cannot be confirmed from the image alone
meteorite
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silica Glass)
meteorite
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica impactite glass)
meteorite
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3)
mineraloid
Iron meteorite fragment (probable)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
meteorite