Meteorites are true extraterrestrial material, pieces of either asteroids (the majority of meteorites),
Mars (DAG 476 and Zagami for example) or the moon (DAG 400). The Murchison meteorite *may* be
a piece of a comet nucleus although scientists are still studying this meteorite. Murchison contains
12% water and over 80 different amino acids. The Allende meteorite contains white Calcium-Aluminum
Inclusions (CAIs), star dust from BEFORE the planets formed. These inclusions are OLDER than the
Earth itself which means Allende formed BEFORE the planets! The 154 gram Canyon Diablo was my
first meteorite, bought in 1988. I started seriously collecting the other "space rocks" in the spring of
1998. Meteorites are fascinating objects that anyone can own and hold in their hand and wonder about.
There are a few meteorite links on my links page under the Astronomy section, more will be added.
Photos os some of my collection are here. If you have any questions about meteorites feel free to
Meteorite
Weight (grams)
Notes
Allende
10.0
***
Acfer 209
micro
Bensour
12.65
****
Bensour
12.06
****
Brahin (slice)
8.1
Campo del Cielo
8.45
Canyon Diablo
154
Canyon Diablo
416
Clifford
20
Cole Creek
12.1
Dar Al Gani 400
9mg
Lunar
Dar Al Gani 476
32mg
Martian
Davy A
13.73
*
Dimmitt
32.0
Dhofar 007
3.33
El Hammami
9.5
Gao Guenie
13.0
Ghubara
61.0
Gibeon
74.9
Whole
Gibeon
68.1
Whole
Gibeon
43.0
etched endpiece
Gibeon
Macro
Gold Basin
10.70
Great Sand Seas 007
5.46
Henbury
Micro
Holbrook
2.5
**
Huckitta
20.6
Imilac
5.7
Sponge
Imilac
Macro
Sponge
Jilin
Macro
Juancheng
5.0
***
Kendleton
1.3
Lahoma
13.93
Lahoma
weight unknown
Oxidized fragment
Murchison
2.0
Norton County
.4
NWA 064
21.42
NWA 515
16.73
NWA 869
134
NWA 869
458
NWA 869
1.202 kilos
NWA 869
17.24
NWA 2373
215mg
Martian
NWA 2977
0.07
Lunar
NWA ????
3.15
CV3 Name pending Eric Olson
Pasamonte (b)
1.73
#
Sahara 97014
14.46
#
Sahara 97016
11.72
#
Sahara 97176
15.31
#
Selma
15.6
Sikhote Alin
21.75
Shrapnel
Tolar
3.23
Tulia A
21.1
Vaca Muerta
8.0
Zag
26.9
Zagami
micro
Martian 3x3mm
Notes:
! = Found 1962, recognized 1997, classified by UCLA
* = From Monnig collection, Texas Christian University
** = 100 fusion crusted. From the AMNH, specimen number 1484
collected by Warren Foote soon after the fall in 1912
***= Fusion crusted endpiece
****= 90% fusion crusted or more. Bensour fell on 2/10/2002
# = Some fusion crust