THE PISA UNIVERSITY METEORITE COLLECTION


Updated 24 July 2005

Meteorite Name
Class
Specimen Weight
Locality
Fall/Find
Total Known Weight
Description
Number Catalogue
Alessandria Chondrite H5 3.7 gr. Piemonte, Italy Fell 2 February 1860 From 300 gr. To 1 kg. Two fragments 10072(216)
Ausson Chondrite L5 2.9 gr. Haute Garonne, France Fell 9 December 1858 50 kg. Fragment 100618(219)
Bagnone Iron Octahedrite IIIAB 48000 gr. Tuscany, Italy Found 1904 or 1905 48 kg. Main mass 14704
Beni M’hira Chondrite L6 34 gr. Foum Tatahouine, Tunisia Fall 8 January 2001 19 kg. fragment with 40% crust 18313
Bur-Ghelaui Chondrite H5 92.1 gr. Bur-Hagaba district, Somalia, Africa Fall 16 October 1919 120kg. Two fragments 10058
Chateau-Renard Chondrite L6 15.1 gr. Montargis, Loiret, France Fall 12 June 1841 30 kg. Fragment 10071(220)
Cold Bokkeveld Carbonaceous Chondrite CM2 15 gr. Cape Province, South Africa Fall 13 October 1838 over 2 kg. Fragments in vial 10070(226)
Cosby’s Creek Iron Octahedrite IAB 9.1 gr. Cocke County, Tennessee, USA Found 1837 957.8 kg. Fragments in vial 10059(230)
Imilac Pallasite 67.9 gr. Atacama Desert, Chile Found 1822 Over 265 kg. Slice 14698(239)
Knyahinya Chondrite L5 Brecciated 146.6 gr. Nagybereszna, Ungvar, Ukraine Fall 9 June 1866 500 kg. Fragment with 80% crust 10068(229)
Krasnojarsk Pallasite 8.6 gr. Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia Found 1749 700 kg. Fragment 10075(232)
La Caille Iron Octahedrite UNGR 14.8 gr. Grasse, Alpes Maritimes, France Found 1828 626 kg. Slice 10054(236)
Magura Iron Octahedrite IAB 1.5 gr. Arva, Tatry, Slovakia Found 1840 150 kg. Fragment 10055(238)
Marion ( Iowa ) Chondrite L6 Veined 3.5 gr. Linn County, Iowa, USA Fall 25 February 1847 28.4 kg. Fragment 10074(228)
Monte Milone Chondrite L5 Brecciated 47.5 gr. Macerata, Marche, Italy Fall 8 May 1846 3 kg. Fragment with 75% crust 16362
New Concord Chondrite L6 Veined 38.8 gr. Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Fall 1 May 1860 226.8 kg. Fragment 10073(231)
Pultusk Chondrite H5 Brecciated Veined 64.7 gr. Warsaw, Poland Fall 30 January 1868 200 kg. Fragment with 80% crust 10066(223)
Quenggouk Chondrite H4 717.5gr. Bassein district, Burma Fall 27 December 1857 6045 grams Two fragments 1279(160)
Renazzo Carbonaceous Chondrite CR2 3.5 gr. Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy Fall 15 Januray 1824 10 kg. Fragment with 20% crust 10067(217)
Ruff’s Mountain Iron Octahedrite IIIAB 18.1 gr. Lexington County, South Carolina, USA Found 1844 53 kg. Sawn cut prism 10051(240)
Siena Chondrite LL5 Brecciated 318.8 gr. Tuscany, Italy Fall 16 June 1794 3.5 kg. Fragments with 85% crust 14700(158)
Stannern Achondrite Eucrite 19.8 gr. Iglau, Jihomoravsky Region, Moravia, Czech Republic Fall 22 May 1808 52 kg. Fragment with 60% crust 10069(222)
Toluca Iron Octahedrite IAB 184.9 gr. Xiquipilco, Mexico Found 1776 1200 kg. Fragment cut 10056
Toluca Iron Octahedrite IAB 153.9 gr. Xiquipilco, Mexico Found 1776 1200 kg. End piece 10060
Toluca Iron Octahedrite IAB 71.8 gr. Xiquipilco, Mexico Found 1776 1200 kg. Four fragments 12870
Toluca Iron Octahedrite IAB 37.8 gr. Xiquipilco, Mexico Found 1776 1200 kg. Sawn cut prism 10052
Name uncertain Pallasite 103.9 gr. …. …. …. Fragment 16363
Name uncertain Pallasite 170.1 gr. …. …. …. Fragment 14699(234)
Name uncertain Iron Octahedrite IIIAB 102.4 gr. …. …. …. Slice 14697