[meteorite-list] Accepted Meteorite Classification

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:52:36 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_vD-S-h+fc2_HOK1HHFx4bhnfceh-dHyL5q=x0ZCUcAw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mendy,

I clicked on the link and it was a 404.

Here is a copy-paste of the type list I use for reference. I culled
it from David Weir's website, the Met Bulletin, and discussions on
this list. As you can, the rabbit hole goes pretty deep. :)

Best regards,

MikeG


Carbonaceous Chondrites :

CI (Ivuna)
CM1 (Murchison)
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
C4 ungrouped
C ungrouped (Tagish Lake, others)


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

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On 9/15/12, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is the following paper "Systematics and Evaluation of Meteorite
> Classification" an acceptable reference to build my type list?
>
> Not sure when it was written though the file name says 2009. Realizing
> there are probably minor changes or updates and that this is an ever
> changing area (as I just learned from Greg regarding Olivine Diogenites), I
> just want to make sure I am using a base of information generally accepted
> by the meteoritic community.
>
> http://haroldconnolly.com/EES%20716%20Fall%2009%20Reading/Lecture%201/Backgr
> ound%20reading/Weisberg_etal_MESSII.pdf
> Regards,
>
> Mendy
>
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Received on Sat 15 Sep 2012 04:52:36 PM PDT