Volume 42 No. 2 – August 2019
Table 2. Newly Classified Meteorites Listed by Type
Achondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOM 18130 | 14.8 | UREILITE | B/C | B | 24 | 13-19 | ||
DOM 18165 | 53.1 | HOWARDITE | A/B | A/B | 21-63 | 3.200 | ||
DOM 18255 | 36.4 | UREILITE | B/C | B | 24 | 13-19 | ||
DOM 18262 | 6.8 | LUNAR-BASALTIC BRECCIA | A/B | A | 71-95 | 29-79 | ||
DOM 18291 | 15.9 | EUCRITE (BRECCIATED) | A | A/B | 25-62 | 2.600 | ||
DOM 18292 | 10.7 | EUCRITE (BRECCIATED) | A | A | 25-62 | 2.640 | ||
DOM 18304 | 29.2 | HOWARDITE | A/B | A/B | 28-63 | |||
DOM 18509 | 16.5 | LUNAR-BASALTIC BRECCIA | A | A | 90-99 | 29-85 | 4.130 | |
DOM 18543 | 13.6 | LUNAR-BASALTIC BRECCIA | A | A | 93 | 22-77 | 4.220 | |
DOM 18629 | 17.6 | EUCRITE (UNBRECCIATED) | A/B | A | 40-60 | 2.700 | ||
DOM 18666 | 45.9 | LUNAR-BASALTIC BRECCIA | A | A/B | 99 | 26-80 | 4.160 | |
DOM 18678 | 11.6 | LUNAR-BASALTIC BRECCIA | A/B | A/B | 95 | 29-63 | ||
DOM 18787 | 3.4 | HOWARDITE | A/B | A | 12 | 20-52 | ||
MIL 15428 | 9.0 | EUCRITE (BRECCIATED) | A/B | A | 17-63 | 2.680 |
Carbonaceous Chondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOM 18071 | 43.3 | CM2 CHONDRITE | Be | B | 1-58 | 1-12 | ||
DOM 18286 | 20.3 | CO3 CHONDRITE | A/B | B | 1-52 | 1 | 4.550 | |
DOM 18636 | 3.6 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | B | 1-46 | |||
MIL 15300 | 0.8 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A/B | 1-44 | 3.870 | ||
MIL 15301 | 1.3 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-51 | 5-7 | 3.940 | |
MIL 15302 | 1.0 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-48 | 4.030 | ||
MIL 15303 | 2.0 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-39 | 3.760 | ||
MIL 15304 | 3.4 | CM2 CHONDRITE | Be | A | 0.5-51 | 3.370 | ||
MIL 15305 | 3.2 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-39 | 3.930 | ||
MIL 15306 | 9.0 | CV3 CHONDRITE | B | A | 0.4-29 | 1 | 3.900 | |
MIL 15347 | 5.4 | CM1 CHONDRITE | Be | A/B | 3.390 | |||
MIL 15408 | 2.9 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-37 | |||
MIL 15409 | 2.4 | CM2 CHONDRITE | Be | A | 0.5-40 | 3.760 | ||
MIL 15410 | 1.1 | CM2 CHONDRITE | A/B | A/B | 1-41 | 3.350 | ||
MIL 15419 | 0.6 | CM2 CHONDRITE | A/B | A | 1-47 | 8-12 | 4.030 | |
MIL 15429 | 8.1 | CM2 CHONDRITE | Be | A/B | 1-45 | 3.630 | ||
MIL 15450 | 5.1 | CM2 CHONDRITE | B | A/B | 1-36 | 25 | 3.780 | |
MIL 15464 | 8.4 | CO3 CHONDRITE | B/C | B | 1-45 | 1-30 | 4.340 | |
MIL 15468 | 4.3 | CM2 CHONDRITE | Be | A | 1-41 | 3.940 | ||
MIL 15472 | 2.3 | CV3 CHONDRITE | A | A | 0.3-7 | 1-4 | 4.150 | |
MIL 15479 | 1.3 | CM2 CHONDRITE | A | B | 1-35 | 4.000 | ||
MIL 15480 | 10.8 | CV3 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-10 | 4.850 | ||
MIL 15489 | 30.2 | CM2 CHONDRITE | Be | A | 1-52 | 3.710 | ||
MIL 15555 | 4.5 | CV3 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-10 | 3.980 | ||
MIL 15558 | 3.6 | CO3 CHONDRITE | B | A | 1-50 | 1-2 | 4.610 |
H type
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL 15467 | 7.7 | H3.7 CHONDRITE | B/C | A/B | 3-20 | 16 | 4.930 | |
MIL 15550 | 2.5 | H5 CHONDRITE | B/C | A | 19 | 17 | 4.760 |
L type
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOM 18166 | 24.9 | L5 CHONDRITE | A/B | A | 24 | 20 | ||
MIL 15053 | 205.6 | L3.5 CHONDRITE | B | A | 10-25 | 15-19 | 4.190 | |
MIL 15059 | 111.8 | L3.5 CHONDRITE | B | A | 10-37 | 23-25 | 4.170 | |
MIL 15351 | 150.3 | L3.2 CHONDRITE | B | A/B | 1-42 | 1-8 | 4.230 |
LL type
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL 15014 | 123.5 | LL CHONDRITE (IMPT MELT) | C | A | 11-31 | 25 | 3.930 |
R (Rumuruti-Like) Chondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL 15552 | 2.2 | R4 CHONDRITE | B | A/B | 39 | 9-16 | 3.780 |
Other Chondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL 15043 | 277.8 | CHONDRITE UNGROUPED | C | A | 15 | 5-13 | 5.210 |
Irons
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOM 18173 | 49.4 | IRON-UNGROUPED | B | A |
Stony Irons
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
Magnetic Susceptibility | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL 15058 | 99.9 | MESOSIDERITE | B/C | B/C | 27-37 | 5.550 | ||
MIL 15181 | 2.0 | MESOSIDERITE | B/C | A/B | 23-57 | 4.750 |