Meteorite classes among observed falls
The 1,063 observed falls carry 124 different class labels. A label packs two things: the chemical group (H, L, LL, CM, eucrite, iron IIIAB…) and, for chondrites, a petrologic type from 1 to 7 that says how much the rock was altered by water or heat on its parent body. Here they are grouped into families, with the number of falls behind every label.
- L chondrites 373
- H chondrites 345
- LL chondrites 84
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 32
- Carbonaceous chondrites 44
- Enstatite chondrites 17
- Rumuruti and Kakangari chondrites 2
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 60
- Other achondrites 19
- Martian meteorites 5
- Stony-iron meteorites 11
- Iron meteorites 48
- Unclassified stones 23
L chondrites 373 falls
Ordinary chondrites with low total iron.
L6 (254), L5 (76), L4 (18), L (10), L3 (3), L3.7 (2), L5/6 (2), L5-6 (2), L3-6 (1), L3.4 (1), L3.7-6 (1), L3.6 (1), L3-4 (1), L4-6 (1)
H chondrites 345 falls
Ordinary chondrites with high total iron.
H5 (159), H6 (91), H4 (50), H (13), H4/5 (6), H3-5 (5), H5-6 (3), H4-5 (2), H3.8 (2), H4-6 (2), H3/4 (2), H3-6 (2), H4-an (1), H5-7 (1), H3 (1), H3.7 (1), H? (1), H5/6 (1), H3-4 (1), H3.4 (1)
LL chondrites 84 falls
Ordinary chondrites with low total iron and low metal.
LL6 (41), LL5 (19), LL4 (7), LL3.4 (3), LL3-6 (2), LL3.6 (2), LL (2), LL3.8 (1), LL3.15 (1), LL3.9 (1), LL3.2 (1), LL3.00 (1), LL3.3 (1), LL7 (1), LL4-6 (1)
Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 32 falls
Ordinary chondrites whose chemical group is intermediate or not assigned.
Ordinary chondrite (18), L/LL6 (4), L/LL4 (3), L/LL5 (3), H/L3.9 (1), H/L4 (1), H/L3.6 (1), L/LL6-an (1)
Carbonaceous chondrites 44 falls
Chondrites rich in carbon compounds and water-bearing minerals.
CM2 (15), CV3 (7), CI1 (5), C2-ung (3), CR2 (2), CK4 (2), CR2-an (1), CO3.3 (1), CBa (1), CO3.2 (1), CO3.5 (1), CO3.6 (1), C3-ung (1), CO3.4 (1), C (1), CO3.7 (1)
Enstatite chondrites 17 falls
Chondrites formed under very reducing conditions, rich in the mineral enstatite.
EL6 (8), EH4 (3), EH3 (2), EH5 (2), EH3/4-an (1), EH7-an (1)
Rumuruti and Kakangari chondrites 2 falls
Small chondrite groups outside the ordinary, carbonaceous and enstatite classes.
K3 (1), R3.8-6 (1)
Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 60 falls
Igneous achondrites from one differentiated parent body.
Eucrite-mmict (18), Howardite (16), Diogenite (8), Eucrite-pmict (7), Eucrite-cm (5), Diogenite-pm (3), Eucrite (2), Eucrite-br (1)
Other achondrites 19 falls
Melted or partly melted stony meteorites outside the HED group.
Aubrite (9), Ureilite (4), Acapulcoite (1), Ureilite-an (1), Angrite (1), Lodranite (1), Winonaite (1), Achondrite-ung (1)
Martian meteorites 5 falls
Achondrites whose composition matches rocks from Mars.
Martian (shergottite) (3), Martian (chassignite) (1), Martian (nakhlite) (1)
Stony-iron meteorites 11 falls
Meteorites with roughly equal parts metal and silicate rock.
Mesosiderite-A1 (3), Pallasite, PMG (2), Mesosiderite (1), Mesosiderite-A3/4 (1), Pallasite (1), Mesosiderite-A3 (1), Mesosiderite-B2 (1), Pallasite, PMG-an (1)
Iron meteorites 48 falls
Meteorites made mostly of iron-nickel metal.
Iron, IIIAB (10), Iron (7), Iron, IIAB (6), Iron, IVA (4), Iron, ungrouped (4), Iron, IID (3), Iron, IAB-sHL (3), Iron, IAB-ung (3), Iron, IAB-sLL (2), Iron, IAB-MG (1), Iron, IIE (1), Iron, IIE-an (1), Iron, IIF (1), Iron, IIIAB-an (1), Iron, IAB complex (1)
Unclassified stones 23 falls
Stony meteorites never assigned to a chemical group.
Unclassified stone (23)