Chondrite Meteorites for Sale

There are two types of stony meteorites, CHONDRITES and ACHONDRITES. On this page you will find Chondrites.

Definitions:

Chondrite (n) A type of meteorite containing mineral spheres called chondrules. Most Chondrites are believed to originate in the asteroids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Mars. Chondrites contain between 2 and 21 percent iron-nickel metal.

Chondrule (n) Millimeter-sized mineral spheres found in stony chondrite meteorites. Chondrules are formed by re-melting of mineral grains in the solar nebula.
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Chondrites are divided into several groups:

				There are some oddballs too. See our Type Table.
Ordinary Chondrites	Carbonaceous Chondrites	Enstatite Chondrites	Rumuruti Chondrites

Ordinary Chondrites

The Ordinary Chondrites are arranged with higher iron meteorites first. Meteorites designated H have between 15 and 19% iron-nickel metal. Those designated L have between 1 and 10% iron-nickel metal. Those designated LL have between 1 and 3% iron-nickel metal. To find out more, visit our type table.

Within the H, L and LL categories, less altered meteorites are listed first. (Meteorites that have been less altered in space have more visible chondrules.) Those types that end with the number 3 have the least alteration and the most visible chondrules. Those that end with the number 6 have the most alteration and the least visible chondrules.

 

H Chondrites (15-19% metal, 25-30% total iron)

 

Dar al Gani 475, Lybia Type: H3.4 unequilibrated brecciated chondrite Weathering Grade: W3 Shock :Stage: S3 Found 1999

Price: Mostly $25/g.

Korra Korrabes, Namibia Type: H3 unequilibrated brecciated chondrite Weathering Grade: W2 Shock :Stage: S1 Find November 1996

Price: $2 per gram.

Zag,Western Sahara or Morocco Type: H3-6 Chondrite regolith breccia Weathering Grade: W0/1 Shock :Stage: S3 Witnessed fall 1998, August 4 or 5. Water was found it halite crystals in this meteorite.

Price: $3 per gram.

Dimmitt, Texas Type: H4 Chondrite breccia Shock :Stage: S3 Found 1942. Reported to contain diamond.

Price: $3 per gram

Gao, Burkina Faso Type: H5 Chondrite Witnessed fall 1960, March 5.

Price: from about $1/g

Jilin, China Type: H5 Chondrite Witnessed fall, 1976, March 8.

Temporarily unavailable.

Rammya, Morocco Type: H5 Impact Melt Breccia Found 1996.

Price: About $20 per gram

Portales Valley, New Mexico, USA Type: H6 Chondrite Witnessed fall, 1976.

Temporarily unavailable

Other H Chondrites Available:

• Bassikounou H5 (from ~$8/g)
• Dhofar 207 H3.4-3,.5 (from about $25/g)
• Oum Dreyga (Amgala) H3-5 (from ~$5/g)
• Chergach H5 ($5/g)
• Thuathe H4/5 (from ~$5/g)
• Wellman(f) H3.5 ($4/g)

L Chondrites (1-10% metal, 20-23% total iron)

DHO 008, Sahara Desert Type: L3.3 Chondrite Found 1999

Price: About $40 per gram.

NWA 987, Sahara Desert Type: L3.8 Chondrite Found 2000

Price: About $9 per gram.

NWA 869, Sahara Desert Type: L3-6 Chondrite Found ?

Price: $15 and up-- individuals, fragmens, ends, and slices. BEST DEAL!!

Saratov, Russia Type: L4 Chondrite Shock :Stage: S2 Witnessed fall 1918, September 6 Great Chondrules.

Price: ~$3/g

Gold Basin, Arizona Type: L4 Chondrite Weathering Grade: W2-3 Found 1995

Price: ~$1.50 per gram

Etter, Texas, USA Type: L5 Black Chondrite Shock :Stage: S5 Found 1965.

Price: ~$2.50 per gram

Alfianello, Italy Type: L6 Chondrite Witnessed fall 1883, February 16

Price: $75/g

Suizhou, China Type: L6 Chondrite Witnessed fall 1986, April 15

Price: $4.50/g

Other L Chodrites Available:

• Goronyo L4 (~$2/g)
• Monze L6 (from$3.50/g)
• SAU001 L4/5 (from $1.25/g)

 

LL Chondrites (1-3% metal, 19-22% total iron)

Begaa, NWA??? Sahara Desert Type: LL3.2 Unequilibrated Chondrite Weathering Grade: ? Shock :Stage: ? Find December 1999

Temporarily unavailable

Bensour, Morocco (?) Type: LL6 Chondrite Fell (?) 2002, February 10

Price: $635 per gram.

Kilabo (Hadejia), Nigeria Type: LL6 Chondrite Witnessed fall, July 21, 2002

Price: $7 per gram.

Other LL Chondrites

• Hope Creek, LL6 ($10/g)

Carbonaceous Chondrites

These meteorites contain free carbon. Meteorites are listed in order of type. The type refers to a specific named "type" fall. See our type table for an explanation.

Murchison, Australia Type: CM2 Witnessed fall, 1969, September 28.

Price: About $110 per gram.

Tagish Lake, British Columbia, Canada Type: CI2(?) Witnessed Fall, 2000, January 18. Most primitive matter know to man We have the biggest and best specimens

Price: Specimens from $20-$60.

NWA060, Sahara Desert Type: CK5

Price: $65 per gram.

Dar al Gani 412, Libya Type: CK5 Found 1998

Price: $40 per gram.

Allende, Mexico Type: CV3.2 Oxidized Witnessed Fall, 1969, February 8 Shock Stage S1

Price: from $10 per gram

NWA 530, Sahara Desert Type: CR2 Found 2000

Price: $90 per gram

NWA 801, Morocco Type: CR2 Found 2001

Price: about $70 per gram

Dar al Gani 749, DAG190, Libya Type: CO3 Found 1999

Price: ~$7.5 per gram.

Gujba, Nigeria Type: Bencubbinite Witnessed Fall, 1984, April 3 We brought this meteorite to the world and we have the best specimens.

Price: $40/g

NWA1465, Sahara Desert Type: C3 (ungrouped)

Price: ~$8 per gram.

Other Carbonaceous Chondrites Available:

• Moss, Norway, July 14, 2006 fall, CO3.5 (~$200/g)
• NWA3625 CV3 (~$10/g)

Enstatite Chondrites

Enstatite chondrites contain the mineral enstatite. These are very rare and we have only one.

Sahara 97103, Africa Type: EH3 Enstatite Chondrite Found 1997

Not available.  Looking for some.

Rumuruti Chondrites

NWA753, Africa Type: R3.9 Rumuruti Chondrite Found 2000

Price: ~$40/g

NWA4812, Africa Type: R4 Rumuruti Chondrite Found 2006

Price: ~$20/g

About Meteorite Names

With a few exceptions, meteorites take the name of the place where they fell or were found. For example, the Canyon Diablo meteorite was found near Canyon Diablo, Arizona, the Allende meteorite fell near the town of Allende in Mexico, the Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell in the Sikhote-Alin mountains of Russia, and so on.

"Finds" and "Falls"

When people see a meteorite fall it is called a "fall". When they do not see it fall but recognize it on the Earth, it is a "find".

Why are so many of the stony meteorites on this page "falls"?

Stony meteorites look similar to ordinary rocks. Even though about 95% of the meteorites that fall are stony, they are a minority of those found. Unless someone sees them fall, it takes an expert to spot one. That is why these are all "falls."

To see our meteorite classification table and learn about the types of meteorites, click here.

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