Meteorite Collection (page 2)

Meteorite 1891
Observed at Oschansk, Russia. Date: 1891

The Esquel pallasite

Pallasite slab
The Esquel pallasite, composed of gem-quality olivine crystals embedded in metal. Pallasites are perhaps the most beautiful of all meteorites. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Estherville Meterorite
Meteorite section BM 53764, Estherville, 2.727kg from the Natural History Museums Mineralogy Department

Wold meteorite landing site
Pen and ink sketch showing an obelisk marking the landing site of the Wold Meteorite, Yorkshire, 1812. Image from the Sowerby Collection by Gerrit van Spaendonck

Estherville Meteorite
Meteorite section BM 53764, Estherville, 2.727kg from the Natural History Museums Mineralogy Department

The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Variety of tektites

The Stannern achondrite see 35502
A piece of the Stannern achondrite which is thought to have originated on the asteroid Vesta

The Canyon Diablo meteorite
The cut, polished and etched surface of the Canyon Diablo meteorite reveals its high iron content

The Beardsley H5 ordinary chondrite
Beardsley fell in Kansas, U.S.A in 1929. Its fine-grained texture, with poor chondrule resolution indicate that it has experienced thermal metamorphism

The Abee EH4 enstatite chondrite
Abee fell in Canada in 1953. The cut surface clearly shows the metal-rich and brecciated texture of Abee

Vigarano CV3 chondrite
This carbonaceous chondrite meteorite fell in Italy in 1910. It has clearly delineated chondrules or small granules

Parnallee LL3. 6 ordinary chondrite
Parnallee fell in India in 1857. The cut surface clearly shows well-delineated chondrules and slightly larger clasts

Interstellar diamonds
This specimen is known as the Allende meteorite. When viewed under a transmission electron microscope it shows formations of tiny interstellar diamonds

Brownfield (1973) H3. 7 ordinary chondrite
This meteorite fell in Texas in 1937. It has very small chondrules, plus highly-reflective metal and sulphide grains can easily be picked out

Meteorites
An artists impression of a falling group of meteorites

Cold Bokkeveld meteorite photomicrograph
Thin section of the carbonaceous chondrite in the petrological microscope, showing a near circular chondrule about 1mm in diameter. The fall was in Cape Province in 1838

Stone meteorite
This meteorite is unmelted and is therefore known as a chondrite. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Stony-iron meteorite
This meteorite is the product of atmospheric melting, as are stony achondrites. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Mayo Belwa, African meteorite
This meteorite formed in a similar way to some igneous rocks in the Earth, and not by condensation of dust from nebular gas. Image from From Behind The Scenes (1987) by Dr Lawrence Mound

Microscope image of the Johnstown diogenite. Diogenites are coarse grained and composed primarily of one mineral, pyroxene. Field of view is 2.5mm across

Shergottite Sayh al Uhaymir 008, found in Oman in 1999. Shergottites are silicate rocks that are divided into four subgroups. This specimen is about 10cm long

Microscope image of chondrite showing chondrules, typical of primitive meteorites. Horizontal field of view, 3.3mm

Slice of the lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482
A slice of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482. This meteorite is very rich in the feldspar mineral anorthite, which give it its pale colour

Microscope image of the Zagami shergottite. The fractures in the pyroxene mineral grains and the paler patches of glass show that the rock has been shocked. Field of view is 5mm

Slab of the Lueders meteorite
A slab of the IAB iron meteorite Lueders showing the size, shapes and distribution of silicate inclusions. The slab is about 10cm wide

The Estherville mesosiderate
The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Microscope image of the Brachina meteorite, the type specimen of the Brachinite meteorites. Brachinites are composed mostly of olivine with minor amounts of pyroxene and plagioclase

Microscope image of the Lodran meteorite. This meteorite is the type specimen of the Lodranite meteorites. The lodranites are related to the acaplucoites but are more course-grained

The Sioux County eucrite
Photograph of the Sioux County eucrite, which is thought to have originated on the asteroid 4 Vesta. The sample weighs 153g

The Bustee aubrite
Photograph of the Bustee aubrite, a light-coloured meteorite containing brown oldhamite crystals

Piece of the Henbury iron meteorite
A pice of the Henbury iron meteorite, 28cm across, which once formed part of an asteroids core

Optical microscope image of the Barwell (Type 6) chondrite. This meteorite has experienced a significant amount of heating

On the Origin of the Pallas Iron and Others Similar to it
The title page of Ernst Chladnis book On the Origin of the Pallas Iron and Others Similar to it, and on Some Associated Natural Phenomena, which was published in 1794

Optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite
An optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite that has experienced little heating. The chondrules are clear and well-defined. The field of view is 5mm

The Beddgelert (H5) ordinary chondrite
Photograph of the Beddgelert (H5) ordinary chondrite, clearly showing flecks of iron-nickel metal

The Parnalle ordinary chondrite
The Parnallee ordinary chondrite, part of the Parnallee meteorite that fell in India in 1857

The Barwell meteorite, showing a rock frgament formed by melting of a pre-existing planetary body; this indicates that plantesimals were present when chondrules formed

Textures of different chondrule types in the Etihudna (L4) ordinary chondrite (field of view 4mm)

Porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule
Microscopic image of a porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule from the Palmyra (L3) ordinary chondrite (the chondrule is about 1.8mm across)

Radial pyroxene chondrule
Microscope image of a radial pyroxene chondrule from the ALH 88036 (H3.4) ordinary chondrite. The chondrule is about 2mm across

Ivuna meteorite
The Ivuna carbonaceous chondrite. This type of meteorite is the richest in volatile elements

Partially fusion-crusted stone
A 294g (10oz) partially fusion crusted stone from the Camel Donga eucrite strewn field. The orange/brown staining on the black, fusion crusted surface is staining from the local soil

Siena meteorite stone
One of the stones of the Siena meteorite shower, which fell over Siena, Italy in 1794

Chergach meteorite

British Meteorites, postcard set
Envelope containing a set of 5 postcards published by the Natural History Museum in 1922

Meteoric stone, Launton
One of a series of 5 postcards featuring British meteorites produced and sold by the museum in the 1920s

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