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CAS Meteorites Collection

NAME

CLASSIFICATION

COUNTRY

STATE/PROVINCE

COUNTY

LOCALITY

COLLECTION

DATE OF DISCOVERY

DISCOVERY DETAILS

CASG No.

# IN LOT

DIMENSIONS (cm)

WEIGHT(g)

AKRON chondrite (L6) US COLORADO WASHINGTON
find 1961
15250 1 2 x 1.5 x 1 4.32
ALAMAGORDO chondrite (H5) US

NEW MEXICO

OTERO alamagordo find 1938 olivine-bronzite chondrite, fragments found totalling 13.6 kg; Olivine Fa19 9108 1 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 44.11
ALLENDE chondrite (carbonaceous C3V) MEXICO CHIHUAHUA

fall 07/10/99
15256 1 4 x 4 x 3.5 30.5
ALLENDE chondrite (carbonaceous C3V) MEXICO CHIHUAHUA

fall 07/10/99
15257 1 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 347.5
ARAPAHOE chondrite (L5) US COLORADO CHEYENNE arapahoe find 1940
5143 1 5 x 5 x 3.5 29.65
ARAPAHOE chondrite (L5) US COLORADO CHEYENNE arapahoe find 1940
9122 1 5.5 x 2.5 x 1 46.62
ARISPE octahedrite (coarse, IC) MEXICO SONORA
arispe find 1896 three pieces found totalling 408 lbs 5142 1 5.5 x 2.5 x 1 92.73
ATLANTA chondrite (E6) US LOUISIANA WINN atlanta find 1938 enstatite chondrite; one fragment 5.5 kg found; total iron content = 28.95%; original label reads chondrite (E5) 5140 1 2 x 2 x 1.5 16.24
AURORA chondrite (H4) US NEW MEXICO COLFAX aurora find 1938 one piece 1 kg found; olivine Fa 18.3 9096 1 4 x 3 x 0.5 46.96
BALLINGER hexahedrite (granular IA(AN)) US TEXAS RUNNELS ballinger find 1927
9126 1 13 x 8 x 7 2345.2
BEENHAM chondrite (L5) US NEW MEXICO UNION beenham find 1937 total of 44.4 kg found in strewnfield of many pieces w/ fresh crust; olivine Fa23.6 9110 1 6 x 2.5 x 0.5 25.83
BRENHAM pallasite US KANSAS KIOWA
find 1882
15261 1 5 x 4.5 x 1 108
BRENHAM pallasite US KANSAS KIOWA
find 1882
15263 1
1150.3
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9125 1 7 x 3 x 2 83.4
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9346 1 11.5 x 7 x 1 330
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9347 1 11.5 x 5 x 1.5 378
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9348 1 6.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 128
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9349 1 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 301
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9350 1 6.5 x 5 x 3 272.09
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9352 1 6 x 2 x 1.5 93.6
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9355 1 5.5 x 2.5 x 1 21.8
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9356 1 4.5 x 3 x 2 107.3
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9357 1 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 41.8
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9358 1 4 x 3 x 1.5 52
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9360 1 4 x 3 x 1 45.1
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9361 1 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 92.2
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9362 1 5 x 3 x 2.5 115.5
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9363 1 5.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 55
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9364 1 3 x 2.5 x 1 21.8
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9365 1 4.5 x 1.5 x 1 27.4
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9366 1 4 x 2.5 x 1 25.6
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9367 1 3.5 x 2 x 1 19.3
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9368 1 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 8.57
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9369 1 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 13.4
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9370 1 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 12.6
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9371 1 2.5 x 2 x 1 11.6
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9372 1 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 12.4
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9373 1 3.5 x 1.5 x 1 20.9
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9374 1 3.5 x 1.5 x 1 17.5
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9375 1 2.5 x 2 x 1 11
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9376 1 3 x 2 x 2 23.1
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9377 1 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 32
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9378 1 3.5 x 2 x 1 13.9
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9379 1 2 x 1.5 x 1 8.2
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9382 1 4 x 3.5 x 1 28.4
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9383 1 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 24.35
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9384 1 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 22.6
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9386 1
12.32
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
9388 1 8 x 3.5 x 3 256.4
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
15251 1 4.5 x 4 x 2 152
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
15253 1 12 x 9 x 7 1252
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
15254 1 11 x 6.5 x 5 1512
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
15255 1 11 x 7 x 6 1420.3
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
15266 1
100245
CANYON DIABLO octahedrite (coarse IA) US ARIZONA COCONINO 40 miles east of Flagstaff find 1891
15287 1
123.48
CAPE YORK octahedrite (medium, IIIA) DENMARK GREENLAND WEST GREENLAND melville bay find 1818 about 83 tons found 10184 1 23 x 15 x 0.5 1978.77
COLFAX octahedrite (IB) U.S. NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD
find 1880
5146.02 1 6 x 4.5 x 4 375.6
DEPORT octahedrite (IA) US TEXAS RED RIVER
find 1926
9134 1 5.5 x 4.5 x 1 74.2
DIX chondrite (L6) US NEBRASKA KIMBALL dix find 1927 found 1927, recognized 1938; 3 fragments found totalling 44 kg; olivine = Fa23 14294 1 2 x 1.5 x 1 7.91
ESTHERVILLE mesosiderite U.S. IOWA EMMET
fall 1879
9109 1 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 79
FOREST CITY chondrite (H5) US IOWA WINNEBAGO forest city, thompson fall 5/2/1890; 5:15 pm shower of stones fell w/ total weight over 122 kg; olivine = Fa19 9115 1 5.5 x 4 x 2 132.11
GIBEON octahedrite (fine, IVA) NAMIBIA

gibeon, great namaqualand find 1836
9514 1
6356
GIBEON octahedrite (fine, IVA) NAMIBIA

gibeon, great namaqualand find 1836
9517 1 15 x 8 x 0.5 360.5
GLADSTONE chondrite (H6) US NEW MEXICO UNION gladstone find 1936 3 stones totalled 57.3 kg; olivine Fa18.7 9102 1 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 21.85
GOOSE LAKE octahedrite (?) US CALIFORNIA MODOC west of goose lake find 10/13/38 single mass weighing 2,573 lbs 15262 23

HARRISONVILLE chondrite (L6) US MISSOURI CASS harrisonville find 04/09/33 14 stones totalled 12.9; olivine Fa24 9121 1 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.5 42.75
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
6384.01 2 5.5 x 2.5 x 1 45
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
6384.02 2 3 x 1.5 x 1 23.5
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
9092 1 7 x 6.5 x 5 78.1
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
9116.01 4 7.5 x 2.5 x 3 145
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
9116.02 4 9 x 7 x 1 251.5
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
9116.03 4 7 x 4.5 x 3.5 138.2
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
9116.04 4
83.5
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
15289.1 1
7.05
HENBURY octahedrite (medium IIIA) AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY
henbury craters find 1931
15289.2 1
12.92
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
6383.01 2 1.5 x 1 x 0.5 3
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
6383.02 2 1.5 x 1 x 0.5 1.5
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
9117.01 5 3.5 x 4 x 1.5 62
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
9117.02 5 2 x 2 x 1.5 5
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
9117.03 5 3 x 2 x 2 10.5
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
9117.04 5 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 6
HOLBROOK chondrite (L6) U.S. ARIZONA NAVAJO Holbrook fall 7/19/1912; 7:15 pm
9117.05 5 1.5 x 1 x 0.5 1.6
HORACE chondrite (H5) US KANSAS GREELEY horace find 1940 total weight 9.2 kg 9131
9.5 x 5 x 0.5 47.74
IMILAC pallasite CHILE ATACAMA
atacama desert find 1822 a few thousand pounds recovered 15258 1 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 323
INDIAN VALLEY hexahedrite (IIA) US VIRGINIA FLOYD indian valley find 1887 total mass 31 lbs 9099 1 3 x 3 x 0.25 11.24
JULESBURG chondrite (L3) US COLORADO SEDGEWICK
find 1983 single mass 56.6 kg 15252 1 6.5 x 5.5 x 1 92
KAROONDA chondrite (carbonaceous, C5) AUSTRALIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA BUCCLEUCH karoonda fall 11/25/1930; 10:53 pm about 92 lb recovered 9129 1 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 6.11
LA LANDE chondrite (L5) US NEW MEXICO DE BACA
find 1933
5145 1 5.5 x 4 x 1 41.3
LA LANDE chondrite (L5) US NEW MEXICO DE BACA
find 1933
9135 1 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 50.95
LADDER CREEK chondrite (L6) US KANSAS GREELEY ladder creek find July 1937
9123.01 2 6.5 x 4 x 0.5 27.49
LADDER CREEK chondrite (L6) US KANSAS GREELEY ladder creek find July 1937
9123.02 2 3 x 3 x 1 15.55
LUBBOCK chondrite (L5) US TEXAS LUBBOCK lubbock find 11/28/38 one stone 1457.8 grams found; olivine = Fa24 9119 1 6 x 2.5 x 0.5 62.08
MELROSE chondrite (L5) US NEW MEXICO CURRY melrose find 1933 total weight 36.4 kg 9130 1 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 67.01
MILLBILLILLIE eucrite AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA
wiluna district fall october 1960
15264.01 2
22.3
MILLBILLILLIE eucrite AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA
wiluna district fall october 1960
15264.02 2
4.7
MOCS chondrite (L6) ROMANIA TRANSYLVANIA CLUJ
fall 2/3/1882; 4:00 pm over 3,000 stones fell, total over 300 kg; olivine = Fa24 9095 1 4.5 x 2.5 x 2 44.02
MOLONG pallasite AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES ASHBURNHAM
find 1912
9097.01 1 1 x 1 x 0.5 1.5
MOLONG pallasite AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES ASHBURNHAM
find 1912
9097.02 1 1 x 1 x 0.5 0.5
MOLONG pallasite AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES ASHBURNHAM
find 1912
9097.03 1 1 x 1 x 0.5 2
MOLONG pallasite AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES ASHBURNHAM
find 1912
9097.04 1 1 x 1 x 0.5 1
MOLONG pallasite AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES ASHBURNHAM
find 1912
9097.05 1 1 x 1 x 0.5 0.7
MOLONG pallasite AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES ASHBURNHAM
find 1912
9097.06 1 1 x 1 x 0.5 0.6
MORLAND chondrite (H6) US KANSAS GRAHAM morland find 1890 over 623 lbs recovered; olivine = Fa19 5144 1 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 38
MORLAND chondrite (H6) US KANSAS GRAHAM morland find 1890
9094.01 1 6 x 2.5 x 1 23.83
MORLAND chondrite (H6) US KANSAS GRAHAM morland find 1890
9094.02 1 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 36.04
MOUNT JOY octahedrite (coarsest IIB) US PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS
find 1887
9113.01 1 4 x 1.5 x 1 12.4
MOUNT JOY octahedrite (coarsest IIB) US PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS
find 1887
9113.02 1 3.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 8
MOUNT JOY octahedrite (coarsest IIB) US PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS
find 1887
9113.03 1 4 x 2 x 1 19.2
MURCHISON chondrite (carbonaceous, CM2) AUSTRALIA VICTORIA
murchison fall 10/28/1969; 10:45-11:00 am over 100 kg recovered 13611 1
1301.4
NANTAN octahedrite (IIICD) CHINA GUANGXI NANDAN lihu & yaozhai towns fall may 1516 fall was recorded in 1516, but the meteorites were not found until 1958; 15292 1
69.75
NESS COUNTY chondrite (L6) US KANSAS NESS
find 1894 over 26 stones found, total weight 17 kg; olivine = Fa25 9105 1 3 x 2 x 1 8.44
ODESSA octahedrite (coarse, IA) US TEXAS ECTOR
find 1922
9513 1 28 x 28 x 16 33000
ODESSA octahedrite (coarse, IA) US TEXAS ECTOR
find 1922
15267 1 18 x 14 x 14 9072
ODESSA octahedrite (coarse, IA) US TEXAS ECTOR
find 1922
15290.1 1
15.92
ODESSA octahedrite (coarse, IA) US TEXAS ECTOR
find 1922
15290.2 1
46.08
OROVILLE octahedrite (medium, IIB) US CALIFORNIA BUTTE 10 miles north of oroville find 1893
9515.01 2 27 x 22 x 12 19000
OROVILLE octahedrite (medium, IIB) US CALIFORNIA BUTTE 10 miles north of oroville find 1893
9515.02 1 17 x 6 x 0.5 192.8
PASAMONTE eucrite US NEW MEXICO UNION pasamonte fall 3/24/1933; 5:00 am calcium-rich achondrite; about 75 stones recovered, total wt 4 kg 9101 1 2 x 2 x 1 4.33
PLAINVIEW chondrite (H5) US TEXAS HALE plainview find 1917
9100 1 4 x 2.5 x 2 27.87
PLAINVIEW chondrite (H5) US TEXAS HALE plainview find 1917
9516 1 10 x 6.5 x .5 323.5
RANSOM chondrite (H4) US KANSAS NESS ransom find 1938 4 stones found, total wt 15 kg; olivine = Fa19 9107 1 5 x 4.5 x 2 60.5
RICHARDTON chondrite (H5) US NORTH DAKOTA STARK richardton fall 6/30/1918; 10:00 pm over 200 lb recovered; olivine = Fa19; first meteorite to have its age determined by radioactive dating (4.6 billion years) 9111
4.5 x 3.5 x 2 56.51
SAN ANGELO octahedrite (medium, IIIA) US TEXAS TOM GREEN san angelo find 1897
5078 2 (1 found) 11 x 4 x 1 287.13
SAN ANGELO octahedrite (medium, IIIA) US TEXAS TOM GREEN san angelo find 1897
9132 1 5 x 4 x 0.5 83.03
SENECA FALLS octahedrite (medium, IIIA) US NEW YORK CAYUGA Seneca falls find 1850 9093 1 6.5 x 5 x 1.5 99.69
SIKHOTE-ALIN octahedrite (IIB) RUSSIA MARITIME TERRITORY
sikhote-alin mountains, 25 miles from novopoltavka fall 02/12/47 largest meteorite shower in historic time; fall produced 106 impact holes, biggest was 28 meters across, fragments up to 300 kg 15291 1
87.8
SMITH CENTER chondrite (L6) US KANSAS SMITH kensington find 1937 one piece 1,585 grams found; olivine = Fa24 9133 1 3.5 x 2.5 x 5 36.01
STUART RANGE octahedrite ? AUSTRALIA CENTRAL AUSTRALIA STUART MTN RANGE



9127 1 4 x 3 x 0.5 19.5
TARBAGATAI chondrite (L5) RUSSIA SIBERIA
near ulan-ude, buryat fall 11/10/12 total wt 370 grams 9098 1 2 x 1.5 x 1 26.45
TEXLINE chondrite (H5) US TEXAS DALLAM texline find July 1937 four stones found, total wt 26.2 kg; olivine = Fa19 9104 1 4 x 3 x 1 62.84
TOLUCA octahedrite (medium, IA) MEXICO

san juan xiquipilco, toluca valley find before 1776
9090 1 7 x 2 x 1 33
TOLUCA octahedrite (medium, IA) MEXICO

san juan xiquipilco, toluca valley find before 1776
9351 1 6 x 4.5 x 3 293
TOLUCA octahedrite (medium, IA) MEXICO

san juan xiquipilco, toluca valley find before 1776
15259 1 13 x 7.5 x 3 508
TULIA chondrite H3-4 USA TEXAS SWISHER
find 1917 reportedly brecciated 9106 1 4.7 x 4.0 x 2.7 73.3
UNKNOWN octahedrite (?)






10183 1 6 x 3 x 0.5 115.8
UNKNOWN







15265 1 30 x 16.5 x 0.13 2326.5
UTE CREEK chondrite (H4) US NEW MEXICO UNION ute creek find 1936 total wt 2 kg; olivine = Fa18.8 9120 1 6 x 3.5 x 1 151.24
VACA MUERTA mesosiderite CHILE ATACAMA TALTAL vaca muerta find 1861
9103.01 1 2.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 6.41
VACA MUERTA mesosiderite CHILE ATACAMA TALTAL vaca muerta find 1861
9103.02 1 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 4.35
VACA MUERTA mesosiderite CHILE ATACAMA TALTAL vaca muerta find 1861
14295 1 2 x 1.5 x 1 6.5
VACA MUERTA mesosiderite CHILE ATACAMA TALTAL vaca muerta find 1861
14296.01 1 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 110.53
VACA MUERTA mesosiderite CHILE ATACAMA TALTAL vaca muerta find 1861
14296.02 1 5.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 143.11
WABAR octahedrite (medium, IIIA) SAUDI ARABIA RUB'AL KHALI
wabar crater find 1863 hundreds of pounds found 9128 1 3.5 x 2 x 1 11.85