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Major Meteorite Classifications

Chondrule-rich Sayh al
Uhaymir 001, Oman
 Stone Meteorites [28,367kg, 9.88%]
**
- Ordinary
Chondrites [24,000kg, 8.36%]
- H Chondrites
- L Chondrites
- LL Chondrites
- Carbonaceous
Chondrites [2,507kg, 0.87%]
- CI Chondrites
- CM Chondrites
- CV Chondrites
- CO Chondrites
- CK Chondrites
- CR Chondrites
- Enstatite
Chondrites [290kg, 0.10%]
- EH Chondrites
- EL Chondrites
- Rumuruti (R) Chondrites (not
discussed)
- Achondrites
[1,570kg, 0.55%]
- HED Group from asteroid Vesta [380kg,
0.13%]
- Howardites
- Eucrites
- Diogenites
- SNC Group from the planet Mars [70kg,
0.02%]
- Shergottites
- Nakhlites
- Chassignites
- Orthopyroxenite
- Aubrites [1,100kg, 0.38%]
- Ureilites [20kg, 0.007%]
- Primitive Achondrites (not discussed)
- Acapulcoites
- Brachinites
- Lodranites
- Winonaites
Carbo, Mexico, medium
octhedrite, iron meteorite
 Iron Meteorites [248,900kg, 86.44%]
- Hexahedrites [4,400kg,
1.53%]
Coahuila, Mexico, iron
meteorite, hexahedrite, rhabdite structures
- Octahedrites [235,000kg,
81.81%]
- Ataxites [9,500kg, 3.31%
(excludes Hoba West)]
Lowicz, Poland, stony-iron,
mesosiderite
 Stony-Iron Meteorites [10,000kg, 3.48%]
**Values presented in brackets represent
the approximate known mass of the type or classification in kilograms and the
percent that represents of the total known mass of meteorites. These values are
approximate and presented only as a guide for estimating comparative scarcity;
other factors can apply. They do not include the Antarctic meteorites, which
are owned by the governments funding the researchers who find the specimens nor
do they include the recent North West Africa finds. Additionally, lunar
meteorites are not yet represented in this listing.
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