[meteorite-list] Biggest Meteorites by Type

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:22:05 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W6046C8996A8FBA5111C95CD2D70_at_phx.gbl>

Mike:

CR -un

Tafassasset

two stones at ~30 kg.

I wonder what the smallest largest main mass of a meteorite type is?

Greg S.

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> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:09:34 -0400
> From: meteoritemike at gmail.com
> To: freequarks at gmail.com
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Biggest Meteorites by Type
>
> Hi Listees!
>
> I don't think I will go into all of the petrologic sub-grades like
> LL3.5, etc. I'd love to, but I think that biting off more than I can
> chew. Especially given how many sub-types there are.
>
> Here is a list of the known types and sub-types (at the end of this
> post). Filling out the list to include the largest would take quite a
> bit of time I think. So I think I will stick to the major types and
> sub-types for the moment. :)
>
> Current updated list -
>
> Largest Meteorites :
>
> Largest carbonaceous CM1 - Moapa Valley - 691 g
> Largest iron - Hoba - 60 MT
> Largest chondrite - Jilin - 4 MT
> Largest aubrite - Norton County - 1.1 MT
> Largest Martian meteorite - Zagami - 18 kg
> Largest Lunar meteorite - NWA 5000 / Kalahari 009 - 11.53 kg / 13.5 kg
> Largest pallasite - Fukang - 1 MT
> Largest angrite - D'Orbigny - 16.5 kg
> Largest brachinite - NWA 4882 - 2.89 kg
> Largest mesosiderite - Bondoc? - 888.6 kg
> Largest CH - Acfer 366 - 1456 g
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> List of all known types and sub-types :
>
> Carbonaceous Chondrites :
>
> CI (Ivuna)
> CM1 (Mighei)
> CM2 (subdivided into CM2.0 to CM2.6)
> CM3
> CO3 (Ornans) (subdivided into CO3.03 to CO3.7)
> CV (Vigarano) (also CV2 and CV3)
> CK (Karoonda) (CK4, CK5, CK6)
> CR (Renazzo) (CR1, CR2, CR3)
> CB (Bencubbin)
> CH
> CR ungrouped
> C2 ungrouped
> C4 ungrouped
> C ungrouped
>
> Ordinary Chondrites :
>
> Rumuruti R3 (subdivided into R3.5-6 to R3.9)
> R4
> R5
> R6
>
> LL (subdivided into LL3.0 to LL3.9)
> LL4
> LL5
> LL5/6
> LL6
> LL6/7
> LL7
> LL impact melt
>
> LL transitional (L/LL3 to L/LL6)
> L (subdivided into L3.0 to L3.9)
> L4
> L5
> L6
> L6/7
> L7
> L impact melt
>
> H/L transitional (H/L3 to H/L6 IMB, H/L3.6 to H/L3-4)
> H (subdivided into H3.0 to H3.9)
> H4
> H5
> H6
> H7
> H impact melt
>
> ungrouped ordinary chondrites
>
> Enstatite Chondrites :
>
> EL (EL3 to EL7)
> EL impact melt
> EH/L
> EH (EH3 to EH7)
> EH impact melt
> ungrouped enstatite chondrites
>
> K (Kakangari)
>
> Meta-chondrites (M-CV, M-CR, M-H, M-LL)
>
> Primitive Chondrites :
>
> Acapulcoite
> Lodranite
> Winonaites
> ungrouped primitive chondrites
>
> Achondrites :
>
> Howardite (subdivided into fragmental breccia and regolith breccia)
> Eucrite (monomict and polymict with each having subclasses)
> Diogenite (monomict and polymict)
> Olivine Diogenite
> Dunite
> Ureilite (monomict and polymict)
>
> Martian achondrites :
>
> Shergottite
> Pyroxene-phyric basaltic shergottite
> Olivine-phyric basaltic shergottite
> Olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric basaltic shergottite
> Pyroxene-peridotitic (Wehrlitic) shergottite
> Lherzolitic shergottite
> Diabasic shergottite
> Nakhlite
> Chassignite
> Orthopyroxenite (ALH 84001)
>
> Lunar Achondrites :
>
> Feldspathic breccias
> Regolith breccia
> Fragmental breccia
> Impact melt breccia
> Granulitic breccia
> Mafic-rich
> Thorium-rich
> KREEP-rich
> Mingled Breccia
> Mare Basalt
>
> Other Achondrites :
>
> Angrites (Plutonic and Basaltic)
> Brachinite
> Aubrite
> ungrouped achondrites (Ibitira, Pasamonte, etc)
>
> Stony-Irons :
>
> Mesosiderites (1A,1B,2A,2B,2C,3A,3B,4A,4B)
> ungrouped mesosiderites
>
> Pallasites (Main Group, Eagle Station group, Pyroxene group)
> Pallasite-am (anomalous, PMG-am, PMG-as)
> ungrouped pallasites
>
> Iron meteorites :
>
> Note, iron meteorites are a can of worms. I will only focus on the
> main chemical groups, and not the various grouplets and sub-types of
> each main chemical group. Also note that many of these types include
> silicated varities. Listing all of the known sub-types of irons would
> require a LONG list resembling a flow-chart.
>
> IAB
> IC
> IIAB
> IIC
> IID
> IIE
> IIF
> IIG
> IIIAB
> IIIE
> IIIF
> IVA
> IVB
> ungrouped irons
>
>
> On 6/9/10, Dark Matter wrote:
>> World's largest meteorwrong...Ayers Rock
>>
>> http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/5704d/1c83c9/
>>
>> "Returning temporarily to science, some used to speculate that Uluru was a
>> meteorite."
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Martin
>>
>
>
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