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Martian
Meteorites (67)
Lithologic/textural
codes:
chassignites,
nakhlites,
mafic fine-intersertal or diabasic
shergottites,
gabbroic shergottites,
olivine-phyric shergottites,
olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric
shergottites,
poikilitic shergottites,
phaneritic orthopyroxenite,
impact melt breccia. Falls designated by * |
|
Meteorite Name |
Location Found |
Year Found |
Mass (grams) |
Type |
|
Chassigny* |
Chassigny,
France (October 3) |
1815 |
~4,000 |
Chassignite
(Dunite) |
|
Shergotty* |
Shergotty,
India (August 25) |
1865 |
~5,000 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Nakhla* |
Nakhla, Egypt
(June 28) |
1911 |
~9,900 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Lafayette |
Illinois(?) &
Purdue Univ., USA |
1931 |
~800 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Governador
Valadares |
Governador
Valadares, Brazil |
1958 |
158 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Zagami* |
Zagami,
Nigeria (October 3) |
1962 |
~18,000 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
ALHA 77005 |
Allan Hills,
Antarctica |
1977 |
482.5 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
Yamato 793605 |
Yamato
Mountains, Antarctica |
1979 |
~16 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
EETA 79001 A &
B |
Elephant
Moraine, Antarctica |
1980 |
7942 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Permafic Olivine-Phyric & Mafic) |
|
Los Angeles |
Mojave Desert via Los Angeles, USA |
~1980(?)
[1999] |
452.6 / 245.4 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic Diabasic) |
|
ALH 84001 |
Allan Hills,
Antarctica |
1984 |
1,939.9 |
Orthopyroxenite
(Enriched Ultramafic Phaneritic) |
|
LEW 88516 |
Lewis Cliff,
Antarctica |
1988 |
13.2 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
QUE 94201 |
Queen
Alexandra Range, Antarctica |
1994 |
12.0 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Dar al Gani 476 / 489
/ 670 / 735/ 876 / 975 / 1037 / 1051 |
Dar al Gani,
Libya |
1996-2000 |
2,015 / 2,146 /
1,619 / 588 / 6.2 / 27.6 / 4,012 / 40.1 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Orthopyroxene-Phyric) |
|
Yamato 980459 /
980497 |
Yamato
Mountains, Antarctica |
1998 |
82.5 / 8.7 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Yamato 984028
/ 000027 / 000047 / 000097 |
Yamato
Mountains, Antarctica |
1998-2000 |
12.3 / 9.7 / 5.3 /
24.5 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
YA 1075** |
Yamato
Mountains, Antarctica |
1999 |
55 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
Sayh al
Uhaymir 005 / 008
/ 051 / 060 / 090 / 094 / 120 / 125 / 130 / 150 |
Sayh al
Uhaymir, Oman |
1999-2001 |
1,344 / 8,579 /
436 /
42 / 95 / 223 / 75 / 32 / 279 / 108 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Dhofar 019 /
Dhofar 1668 / Dhofar 1674 |
Dhofar, Oman |
2000-2010 |
1,056 / 6.1 /
49.2 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
GRV 99027 |
Grove
Mountains, Antarctica |
2000 |
10 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
Dhofar 378 / Unnamed Dhofar
stone** |
Dhofar, Oman |
2000-2001 |
15 / 209.1 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 480 / 1460 |
Morocco |
2000-2001 |
28 / 70 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Yamato 000593 /
000749 / 000802 |
Yamato
Mountains, Antarctica |
2000 |
13,713 / 1,283
/ 22 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Northwest
Africa 817 |
Morocco |
2000 |
104 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2737 |
Morocco or
Algeria |
2000 |
611 |
Chassignite
(Dunite) |
|
Northwest
Africa 1669 |
Morocco |
2001 |
35.9 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 1950 / 7721 |
Atlas
Mountains, Morocco |
2001-2012 |
797 / 32 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Permafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 856 |
Morocco |
2001 |
320 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 1068 / 1110 / 1183 / 1775 / 2373 / 2969 |
Maarir,
Morocco |
2001-2004 |
577 / 118 /
140 / 25 / 18 / 12 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 998 |
Algeria |
2001 |
456 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Northwest
Africa 4797 |
Missour,
Morocco |
2001 |
15 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 1195 |
Safsaf,
Morocco / Algeria |
2002 |
315 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Orthopyroxene-Phyric) |
|
GRV 020090 |
Grove
Mountains, Antarctica |
2002 |
7.54 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2046 |
Lakhbi,
Algeria |
2003 |
63 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Orthopyroxene-Phyric) |
|
MIL 03346 /
090030 / 090032 / 090136 |
Miller Range,
Antarctica |
2003-2009 |
715 / 453 /
532 / 171 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Northwest
Africa 5029 |
Morocco |
2003 |
14.67 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 3171 |
Algeria |
2004 |
506 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2626 |
Algeria |
2004 |
31.1 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Orthopyroxene-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2646 |
Algeria or
Morocco |
2004 |
30.7 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Permafic Poikilitic Olivine Meladiabasic) |
|
RBT 04261 /
04262 |
Roberts
Massif, Antarctica |
2004 |
78.8 / 204.6 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Permafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2975 / 2986 / 2987** / 4766** / 4783** / 4857** /
4864 / 4878/ 4880 / 4930 / 5140** / 5214/ 5219 / 5313 /
5366** / 7182 |
Algeria |
2005-2010 |
70.1 / 201 /
82 / 225 / 120 / 24 / 94 / 130 / 81.6 / 117.5 / 7.5 / 50.7 /
60 / 5.3 / 39.6 / 17 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 4222 |
Algeria or
Morocco |
2006 |
16.55 |
Shergottite
(Depleted(?) Permafic(?) Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 4468 |
Southern Morocco |
2006 |
675 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Permafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 4480 |
Algeria or
Morocco |
2006 |
13 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 4527 / 4925 |
Algeria |
2006 |
10.06 / 282.3 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 5718 |
Algeria or
Morocco |
2006 |
90.5 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
LAR 06319 |
Larkman
Nunatak, Antarctica |
2007 |
78.6 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2990 / 5960 / 6234 / 6710 |
Mauritania |
2007-2011 |
363 / 147 /
55.7 / 74.4 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 2800 |
Algeria or
Morocco |
2007 |
686 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 5790 / 6148 |
Mauritania |
2008-2009 |
145 / 270 |
Nakhlite
(Clinopyroxenite) |
|
Northwest
Africa 5298 |
Bir Gandouz, Morocco |
2008 |
445 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Jiddat al
Harasis 479 |
Oman |
2008 |
553 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 5789 |
Morocco |
2009 |
49 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 5990 |
Hamada du
Drâa, Morocco |
2009 |
59 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Diabasic) |
|
Ksar Ghilane
002 |
Quibili,
Tunisia |
2010 |
538 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic Diabasic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 6162 |
Lbirat, Morocco |
2010 |
89 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 6342 |
Algeria |
2010 |
72.2 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Ultramafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 6963 / 7258 |
Tan Tan, Morocco |
2011 |
>8,000 / 310 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7032 / 7272 |
Morocco |
2011 |
85 / 58.7 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Microgabbroic) |
|
Northwest Africa 7034
/ 7475 / 7533 |
Bir Anzarane, Morocco |
2011-2012 |
|
Impact
Melt Breccia (Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7042 |
Morocco |
2011 |
3,033 |
Shergottite
(Intermediate Permafic Intersertal) |
|
Tissint* |
Tanzrou, Morocco
(July 18) |
2011 |
>12,000 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Permafic Olivine-Phyric) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7257 |
Morocco |
2011 |
180 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7320 |
Southern Morocco |
2011 |
52 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic Gabbroic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7397 / 7387 / 7755 |
Smara, Morocco |
2012-2013 |
2,130 / 392 /
30 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Permafic Poikilitic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7500 |
Taoudenni,
Mali |
2012 |
2,040 |
Shergottite
(Enriched Mafic) |
|
Northwest
Africa 7635 |
Dahkla, Morocco |
2012 |
195.8 |
Shergottite
(Depleted Mafic Olivine-Plagioclase-Phyric) |
|
**These specimens have been
confirmed as Martian, but have not yet been approved by the
Meteoritical Society |
Last updated
05/12/2013 |