Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
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Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Weathered metallic meteorite candidate
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Tektite
Natural Impact Glass
Likely iron-rich meteorite fragment
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy may include Fe–Ni metal, troilite, and silicates
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or ordinary chondrite candidate
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, principally kamacite (α-Fe-Ni) with taenite (γ-Fe-Ni)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron oxide-rich meteorite
Possible iron meteorite
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly kamacite-taenite (Fe-Ni alloy)
Likely rough metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; identification is uncertain from the image alone
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely an iron–nickel alloy (kamacite/taenite)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possible iron meteorite or stony-iron specimen
Possible iron meteorite
Fe–Ni iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron-rich specimen
Iron-rich meteorite (probable stony-iron or weathered iron meteorite)
Unclassified meteorite; likely Fe–Ni metal with silicate minerals
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni metal, typically kamacite and taenite
Polished star-shaped meteorite slice (likely iron meteorite)
Iron meteorite, principally kamacite (α-Fe–Ni) with taenite (γ-Fe–Ni)
Peridot (Olivine)
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel alloy)
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite candidate; possibly limonite/hematite-bearing terrestrial rock
Small metallic meteorite-like specimen
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possibly an ordinary chondrite or terrestrial slag
Polished iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloys), possibly weathered or etched
Possible iron-rich meteorite
Provisional: stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy may include kamacite (α-Fe,Ni) and taenite (γ-Fe,Ni)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possible ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite fragment; exact classification requires laboratory testing
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Iron meteorite candidate
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, possibly an iron meteorite fragment
Moldavite
Moldavite (Siliceous vitreous substance)
Green obsidian (likely moldavite)
Natural volcanic glass; if extraterrestrial-impact glass, moldavite (tektite)
Weathered metallic meteorite (probable iron meteorite)
Fe–Ni alloy, mainly kamacite and taenite; exact classification requires chemical and petrographic testing
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron-rich chondritic meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony meteorite; possible ordinary chondrite (H/L type)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
Peridot
Olivine (specific variety: gem-quality forsterite), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Possible meteorite fragment
Undetermined; likely an iron-rich meteorite or meteorite-like slag fragment
Metal-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite candidate; probable fusion-crusted fragment
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)