THE MODENA UNIVERSITY METEORITE COLLECTION


Updated 02 March 2006

Meteorite Name
Class
Specimen Weight
Locality
Fall/Find
Total Known Weight
Description
Albareto Chondrite L4 605 gr. Emilia Romagna, Italy Fall 6 July 1766 2 kg. Main mass and fragments
Alessandria Chondrite H5 Veined 1 gr. Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy Fall 2 February 1860 2.1 kg. Fragment
Alfianello Chondrite L6 122.49 gr. Lombardy, Italy Fall 16 February 1883 228 kg. Fragments some with crust
Allende Carbonaceous Chondrite CV3 17.5 gr. Chihuahua, Mexico Fall 8 February 1969 2 tons Fragment
Assisi Chondrite H5 ? gr. Perugia, Umbria, Italy Fall 24 May 1886 2 kg. Dust
Ausson Chondrite L5 16.09 gr. Haute Garonne, France Fall 9 December 1858 50 kg. Fragment
Avanhandava Chondrite H4 12.15 gr. San Paulo, Brasil Fall 1952 9.33 kg. Two fragments
Berlanguillas Chondrite L6 Veined 6.08 gr. Burgos, Spain Fall 8 July 1811 1440 grams Fragment with crust
Bur Gheluai Chondrite H5 Xenolithic 1.8 gr. Bur-Hagaba District, Somalia Fall 16 October 1919 120 kg. Slice with crust
Chitado Chondrite H6 22.2 gr. Cunene, Angola Fall 20 October 1966 Unknown Four fragments with crust
Copiapo Iron Octahedrite IAB 21.9 gr. Atacama, Chile Found 1863 20 kg. Slice
Gursum Chondrite H4 1220 gr. Hater Region, Ethiopia Fall 10 February 1981 34.65 kg. Fragment with crust
Hainholz Mesosiderite 30 gr. Minden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Found 1856 16.5 kg. Fragment
Holbrook Chondrite L6 2.1 gr. Navajo County, Arizona, USA Fall 19 July 1912 220 kg. Fragment
Imilac Pallasite 74.35 gr. Atacama, Chile Found 1822 920 kg. Slice
Itapicuru-Mirim Chondrite H5 10 gr. Maranhao, Brasil Fall March 1879 2.02 kg. Fragment with crust
Jolomba Chondrite LL6 12.02 gr. Huambo District, Angola Fall 3 February 1974 483 grams Two fragments
Juvinas Achondrite Eucrite 6.8 gr. Libonnes, France Fall 15 June 1821 91 kg. Fragment
Knyahinya Chondrite L5 Brecciated 10 gr. Nagybereszna, Ungvar, Ukraina Fall 9 June 1866 500 kg. Section with crust
Krasnojarsk Pallasite 20.6 gr. Yeniseisk, Krasnojarsk Territory, Russia Found 1749 700 kg. Fragments
Macau Chondrite H5 Veined 7.4 gr. Rio Grande Do Norte, Brasil Fall 11 November 1836 1500 grams Fragment with crust
Mafra Chondrite L3/4 Brecciated 38.6 gr. Santa Catarina, Brasil Fall 1941 600 grams Fragment with crust and fragments
Magura Iron Octahedrite IAB 11 gr. Arva, Tatry, Slovakia Found 1840 150 kg. Fragment with polished faces
Marilia Chondrite H4 129.4 gr. San Paulo, Brasil Fall 5 October 1971 2.5 kg. Complete fragment and fragments
Marion ( Kansas ) Chondrite L5 4.95 gr. Marion County, Kansas, USA Found 1955 2.89 kg. Fragment with crust
Mocs Chondrite L6 Veined 200 gr. Cluj, Transilvanya, Romania Fall 3 February 1882 300 kg. One fragment with crust and one little fragment
Monte Milone Chondrite L5 Brecciated 6.2 gr. Macerata, Marche, Italy Fall 8 May 1846 3 kg. Fragments
Mooresfort Chondrite H5 Xenolithic 3.02 gr. Tipperary County, Ireland Fall August 1810 3.52 kg. Slice with crust
Motta di Conti Chondrite H4 9.4 gr. Piemonte, Italy Fall 29 February 1868 9.15 kg. Fragments
Nuevo Mercurio Chondrite H5 50.6 gr. Zacatecas, Mexico Fall 15 December 1978 50 kg. Fragment with crust
Parambu Chondrite LL5 289.7 gr. Ceara, Brasil Fall 24 July 1967 2 kg. Fragment with crust
Paranaiba Chondrite L6 Veined 12.6 gr. Sant’Ana, Mato Grosso, Brasil Fall 1956 100 kg. Fragments
Parnallee Chondrite LL3.6 Brecciated 0.89 gr. Madura District, Tamil Nadu, India Fall 28 February 1857 77.6 kg. Fragment
Pasamonte Achondrite Eucrite 18 gr. Emilia Romagna, Italy Fall 24 March 1933 5.1 kg. Fragment
Patrimonio Chondrite L6 7.5 gr. Conceicao Aparecida, Minas Gerais, Brasil Fall 6 August 1950 2.12 kg. Fragment with crust
Plainview 1917 Chondrite H5 Brecciated 20 gr. Hale County, Texas, USA Found 1917 700 kg. Slice
Pultusk Chondrite H5 Veined Brecciated 9.96 gr. Warsaw, Poland Fall 30 January 1868 250 kg. Fragment with crust
Putinga Chondrite L6 47 gr. Encantada District, Rio Grane do Sul, Brasil Fall 16 August 1937 300 kg. Fragments
Renazzo Carbonaceous Chondrite CR2 20 gr. Emilia Romagna, Italy Fall 15 January 1824 5 kg. Fragment
Sao Josè Do Rio Preto Chondrite H4 1.94 gr. San Paulo, Brasil Fall 14 August 1962 927 grams Fragment with crust
Sete Lagoas Chondrite H4 4.2 gr. Minas Gerais, Brasil Fall 15 December 1908 350 grams Fragment with crust
Siena Chondrite LL5 Brecciated 44.13 gr. Tuscany, Italy Fall 16 June 1794 3.7 kg. Individual with crust
Soko-Banja Chondrite LL4 Brecciated 13.33 gr. Aleksinac, Serbia Fall 13 October 1877 80 kg. Fragment
Stannern Achondrite Eucrite 378.32 gr. Iglau, Jihomoravsky, Czech Republic Fall 22 May 1808 52 kg. Two fragments with crust
Toluca Iron Octahedrite IAB 33 gr. Xiquipilco, Mexico Found 1776 3 tons Two sections