On the Trail of the World's Great Meteorites
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Photos taken May 31 2022
NWA's
NWA's (North West African meteorites) are found in the Sahara region, but the exact date and place of discovery may not be known. The Sahara is a rich area for meteorite finds due to the dry conditions being favourable for preservation on the ground, including very rare types.
​NWA 3163 is from Morocco or Algeria, a lunar meteorite.
NWA 2200 is from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a lunar meteorite.
SNC meteorites are from Mars.
Dag 476 - Libya, 1998, Martian shergottite
NWA 3171 - Algeria, 2004, Martian shergottite
NWA 2989 - provisional SNC
Zagami - Nigeria, 1962, Martian shergottite.
NWA 998 - Martian nakhlite from Morocco or Algeria
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NWA 539 chondrite (2000)
NWA 1685 chondrite (2002)
NWA 869 chondrite - several tons of material found (2000)
NWA 2214 carbonaceous (2001)
NWA 712 ureilite (2000)
NWA 801
Morocco - 2001 - Carbonaceous
Eucrites
These are from the asteroid Vesta.
NWA 5601 - Morocco (2005)
NWA 1000 - Morocco (2001)
Agoult - Morocco (2000)
Sikhote - Alin
Russia 1947. Iron.
From a witnessed meteor shower leaving multiple craters.
More Irons
San Angelo - Texas, USA 1897. Iron.
Staunton - Virginia, USA 1869. Iron.
Carbo - Mexico
An iron from Mexico, 1923.
Chinga
An iron from Russia, 1913
Murchison - Australia
An important meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite from Australia. (See the Western Australian Museum section.)
Plainview
Texas, USA - 1917. Chondrite.
Beaver
Oklahoma, USA - 1940. Chondrite.
Recognized as a meteorite in 1981 after being used as a door-stop in a county jail !
