Summary of Meteorites by Classification

The following table is a summary of the numbers of meteorites currently classified (22 507,
up to the end of December 1999). Only authenticated meteorites (denoted as 'valid' in the
database) are included in the table; doubtful and pseudometeorites are omitted. Note the
difference between ungrouped and unclassified meteorites. The former have been examined
and found not to belong to a specific group, whereas the latter have not yet been classified.
Stones: Chondrites

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 Summary of Meteorites by Classification

Class Fall Find NHM Total

Ordinary Chondrites
H-Group
H 15 60 2 75
H3 5 182 16 187
H3-4 1 15 1 16
H3-5 2 9 1 11
H3-6 2 8 1 10
H4 57 1314 121 1371
H4-5 0 88 3 88
H4-6 0 8 1 8
H5 138 3181 269 3319
H5-6 2 79 7 81
H6 92 1692 141 1784
H7 0 5 2 5
H/L 2 5 2 7
Total 316 6646 567 6962
L-Group
L 11 38 5 49
L3 7 309 15 316
L3-4 1 7 0 8
L3-5 0 5 0 5
L3-6 2 4 4 6
L4 20 395 38 415
L4-5 0 16 1 16
L4-6 0 2 0 2
L5 61 1159 90 1220
L5-6 1 51 2 52
L6 239 3814 311 4053
L6-7 0 7 0 7
L7 0 15 0 15
L/LL 8 41 15 49
Total 350 5863 481 6213
LL-Group
LL 1 25 0 26
LL3 9 62 7 71
LL3-6 2 3 1 5
LL4 8 56 8 64
LL4-5 0 2 0 2
LL4-6 1 13 1 14
LL5 15 404 16 419
LL5-6 0 31 0 31
LL5-7 0 1 0 1
LL6 35 371 32 406
LL7 1 8 2 9
Total 72 976 67 1048
Other Ordinary Chondrites
UNGR 1 1 1 2
UNCL 0 40 0 40
Total Ordinary Chondrites
739 13 526 1116 14 265
Carbonaceous Chondrites
CH 0 11 1 11
CI 5 0 3 5
CK 2 71 3 73
CM 15 146 17 161
CO 5 80 8 85
CR 3 75 2 78
CV 6 43 8 49
UNCL 0 91 0 91
UNGR 0 8 2 8
Total Carbonaceous Chondrites
36 525 44 561
Enstatite Chondrites
E
E 0 1 0 1
E3 0 19 0 19

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 Summary of Meteorites by Classification

Class Fall Find NHM Total

E4 0 5 0 5
E5 0 8 0 8
E6 0 4 0 4
E7 0 1 0 1
Total 0 38 0 38
EH
EH 2 1 2 3
EH3 2 96 4 98
EH4 2 7 4 9
EH4-5 0 7 0 7
EH5 2 4 2 6
EH6 0 2 0 2
Total 8 117 12 125
EL
EL 1 2 1 3
EL3 0 10 0 10
EL4-5 0 1 0 1
EL5 0 2 0 2
EL6 6 16 11 22
Total 7 31 12 38
Total Enstatite Chondrites
15 186 24 201
Other Chondrites
Kakangari-type 1 2 2 3
Rumurutiite 1 18 1 19
UNCL 29 103 0 132
UNGR 0 9 4 9
Total Other Chondrites
31 132 7 163
Total Chondrites
821 14 369 1191 15 190

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 Summary of Meteorites by Classification

Stones: Achondrites

Class Fall Find NHM Total Class Fall Find NHM Total
Acapulcoites 1 11 1 12 Lunar 0 18 1 18
Angrites 1 3 1 4 SNC (martian) 4 11 7 15
Aubrites 9 37 10 46 Ureilites 5 87 11 92
Brachinites 0 7 2 7 Winonaites 1 10 4 11
Diogenites 10 84 8 94 Ungrouped 0 3 1 3
Unclassified 1 0 0 1
Eucrites 25 175 24 200
Howardites 20 73 22 93 Total Achondrites
Lodranites 1 13 1 14 78 532 93 610

Stones: Ungrouped and Unclassified

Class Fall Find NHM Total
UNGR 0 3 0 3
UNCL 41 5670 0 5711
Total 41 5673 0 5714

Stony-Irons & Irons

Class Fall Find NHM Total Class Fall Find NHM Total
Stony-Irons IIF 1 4 1 5
IIIAB 11 219 157 230
Mesosiderites 7 59 24 66
IIICD 3 38 25 41
Pallasites 5 45 27 50 IIIE 0 13 10 13
Total Stony-Irons IIIF 0 6 4 6
12 104 51 116 IVA 4 60 40 64
Irons IVB 0 13 12 13
IAB 5 126 71 131 Ungrouped 6 89 53 95
Unclassified 8 103 11 111
IC 0 11 10 11
IIAB 6 97 48 103 Total irons
IIC 0 8 5 8 48 817 471 865
IID 3 13 14 16

IIE 1 17 10 18

Total Known Meteorites (December 1999)

Class Fall Find NHM Collection Total

Stones 940 20574 1284 21514

Stony-Irons 12 104 51 116
Irons 48 817 471 865
Unknown 5 7 0 12
Total 1005 21 502 1806 22 507

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 Summary of Geographical Listing

Country Fall Find NHM Total Country Fall Find NHM Total
Afghanistan 1 0 1 1
Algeria 6 444 10 450 Jamaica 0 1 1 1
Angola 3 1 3 4 Japan 39 10 17 49
Antarctica 0 17 808 119 17 808 Jordan 1 0 1 1
Argentina 22 40 32 62
Armenia 2 0 0 2 Kazakstan 6 8 6 14
Australia 13 494 139 507 Kenya 3 1 4 4
Austria 4 2 2 6 Korea 2 1 0 3
Azerbaijan 2 0 1 2
Latvia 4 0 4 4
Bangladesh 8 0 8 8 Libya 0 853 14 853
Belarus 3 2 3 5 Lithuania 4 0 3 4
Belgium 4 0 3 4
Bolivia 0 2 1 2 Malawi 5 1 4 6
Bosnia-Herz. 1 1 2 2 Mali 1 2 2 3
Brazil 21 31 26 52 Mauritania 2 3 3 5
Bulgaria 5 0 2 5 Mauritius 1 0 1 1
Burkina Faso 5 0 3 5 Mexico 16 76 57 92
Burma 3 0 2 3 Mongolia 5 5 0 10
Moon 0 2 0 2
Cambodia 2 0 1 2 Morocco 1 8 2 9
Cameroun 3 0 1 3
Canada 13 38 24 51 Namibia 2 14 4 16
Central Af. Rep. 1 0 0 1 Netherlands 4 0 4 4
Chad 1 1 1 2 New Caledonia 1 0 0 1
Chile 1 46 32 47 New Zealand 1 7 8 8
China 52 34 17 86 Niger 7 12 4 19
Colombia 0 1 1 1 Nigeria 10 2 9 12
Congo 5 1 3 6 Northern Ireland 2 0 2 2
Costa Rica 1 0 1 1 Norway 8 3 5 11
Croatia 4 0 4 4
Cuba 0 1 0 1 Oman 0 7 7 7
Czech Republic 14 6 14 20
Pacific Ocean 0 3 1 3
Denmark 3 2 2 5 Pakistan 14 0 14 14
Papua-New 2 0 0 2
Egypt 2 18 4 20 Guinea
England 11 1 9 12 Paraguay 1 0 0 1
Estonia 3 1 4 4 Peru 0 1 1 1
Ethiopia 5 0 2 5 Philippines 4 1 4 5
Poland 10 7 10 17
Finland 5 7 6 12 Portugal 6 2 3 8
France 60 6 55 66
Reunion 0 1 0 1
Germany 31 14 28 45 Romania 7 1 6 8
Ghana 1 0 1 1 Russia 47 67 51 114
Greece 1 0 1 1 Rwanda 1 0 0 1
Greenland 0 3 3 3
Guatemala 0 1 1 1 Sahara Desert 0 207 5 207
(unknown locality)
Honduras 0 1 1 1 Saudi Arabia 4 20 10 24
Hungary 5 1 2 6 Scotland 3 0 3 3
Slovakia 2 3 4 5
Slovenia 1 0 0 1
India 115 8 97 123
Somalia 2 1 2 3
Indonesia 16 1 13 17
South Africa 21 24 32 45
Iran 2 0 2 2
South Korea 1 0 0 1
Iraq 2 1 3 3
South Yemen 1 0 0 1
Ireland 5 0 4 5
Spain 22 4 14 26
Italy 30 3 20 33
Sri Lanka 1 0 0 1
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Country Fall Find NHM Total Country Fall Find NHM Total
Sudan 8 0 6 8 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1
Swaziland 1 0 1 1
Sweden 9 6 6 15 Venezuela 1 0 1 1
Switzerland 4 4 5 8 Vietnam 4 0 0 4
Syria 2 0 1 2
Wales 2 0 2 2
Tanzania 8 1 5 9 Western Sahara 1 1 1 2
Thailand 3 0 2 3
Tibet 1 0 0 1 Yugoslavia 4 1 3 5
Tunisia 3 0 1 3
Turkey 9 1 6 10 Zambia 1 0 1 1
Turkmenistan 1 2 0 3 Zimbabwe 2 0 1 2

Uganda 4 0 3 4 Unknown 0 14 5 14
Ukraine 32 10 24 42
Uruguay 0 1 0 1
Total 1005 21 502 1806 22 507
USA 132 1082 696 1214