Summary of Meteorites by Classification
The following table is a summary of the numbers of meteorites currently classified (22 507, up to the end of December 1999). Only authenticated meteorites (denoted as 'valid' in the database) are included in the table; doubtful and pseudometeorites are omitted. Note the difference between ungrouped and unclassified meteorites. The former have been examined and found not to belong to a specific group, whereas the latter have not yet been classified.
Stones: Chondrites
Class Fall Find NHM Total
Ordinary Chondrites
H-Group
H 15 60 2 75
H3 5 182 16 187
H3-4 1 15 1 16
H3-5 2 9 1 11
H3-6 2 8 1 10
H4 57 1314 121 1371
H4-5 0 88 3 88
H4-6 0 8 1 8
H5 138 3181 269 3319
H5-6 2 79 7 81
H6 92 1692 141 1784
H7 0 5 2 5
H/L 2 5 2 7
Total 316 6646 567 6962
L-Group
L 11 38 5 49
L3 7 309 15 316
L3-4 1 7 0 8
L3-5 0 5 0 5
L3-6 2 4 4 6
L4 20 395 38 415
L4-5 0 16 1 16
L4-6 0 2 0 2
L5 61 1159 90 1220
L5-6 1 51 2 52
L6 239 3814 311 4053
L6-7 0 7 0 7
L7 0 15 0 15
L/LL 8 41 15 49
Total 350 5863 481 6213
LL-Group
LL 1 25 0 26
LL3 9 62 7 71
LL3-6 2 3 1 5
LL4 8 56 8 64
LL4-5 0 2 0 2
LL4-6 1 13 1 14
LL5 15 404 16 419
LL5-6 0 31 0 31
LL5-7 0 1 0 1
LL6 35 371 32 406
LL7 1 8 2 9
Total 72 976 67 1048
Other Ordinary Chondrites
UngR 1 1 1 2
Uncl 0 40 0 40
Total Ordinary Chondrites
739 13 526 1116 14 265
Carbonaceous Chondrites
CH 0 11 1 11
CI 5 0 3 5
CK 2 71 3 73
CM 15 146 17 161
CO 5 80 8 85
CR 3 75 2 78
CV 6 43 8 49
uncl 0 91 0 91
Ungr 0 8 2 8
Total Carbonaceous Chondrites
36 525 44 561
Enstatite Chondrites
E
E 0 1 0 1
E3 0 19 0 19
E4 0 5 0 5
E5 0 8 0 8
E6 0 4 0 4
E7 0 1 0 1
Total 0 38 0 38
EH
EH 2 1 2 3
EH3 2 96 4 98
EH4 2 7 4 9
EH4-5 0 7 0 7
EH5 2 4 2 6
EH6 0 2 0 2
Total 8 117 12 125
EL
EL 1 2 1 3
EL3 0 10 0 10
EL4-5 0 1 0 1
EL5 0 2 0 2
EL6 6 16 11 22
Total 7 31 12 38
Total Enstatite Chondrites
15 186 24 201
Other Chondrites
Kakangari-type 1 2 2 3
Rumurutiite 1 18 1 19
UNCL 29 103 0 132
UNGR 0 9 4 9
Total Other Chondrites
31 132 7 163
Total Chondrites
821 14 369 1191 15 190
Stones: Achondrites
Class Fall Find NHM Total
Acapulcoites 1 11 1 12
Angrites 1 3 1 4
Aubrites 9 37 10 46
Brachinites 0 7 2 7
Diogenites 10 84 8 94
Eucrites 25 175 24 200
Howardites 20 73 22 93
Lodranites 1 13 1 14
Lunar 0 18 1 18
SNC (martian) 4 11 7 15
Ureilites 5 87 11 92
Winonaites 1 10 4 11
Ungrouped 0 3 1 3
Unclassified 1 0 0 1
Total Achondrites
78 532 93 610
Stones: Ungrouped and Unclassified
Class Fall Find NHM Total
Ungr 0 3 0 3
Uncl 41 5670 0 5711
Total 41 5673 0 5714
Stony-Irons & Irons
Class Fall Find NHM Total
Stony-Irons
Mesosiderites 7 59 24 66
Pallasites 5 45 27 50
Total Stony-Irons
12 104 51 116
Irons
IAB 5 126 71 131
IC 0 11 10 11
IIAB 6 97 48 103
IIC 0 8 5 8
IID 3 13 14 16
IIE 1 17 10 18
IIF 1 4 1 5
IIIAB 11 219 157 230
IIICD 3 38 25 41
IIIE 0 13 10 13
IIIF 0 6 4 6
IVA 4 60 40 64
IVB 0 13 12 13
Ungrouped 6 89 53 95
Unclassified 8 103 11 111
Total irons
48 817 471 865
Total Known Meteorites (December 1999)
Class Fall Find NHM Collection Total
Stones 940 20574 1284 21514
Stony-Irons 12 104 51 116
Irons 48 817 471 865
Unknown 5 7 0 12
Total 1005 21 502 1806 22 507
Summary of Geographical Listing
Country Fall Find NHM Total
Afghanistan 1 0 1 1
Algeria 6 444 10 450
Angola 3 1 3 4
Antarctica 0 17 808 119 17 808
Argentina 22 40 32 62
Armenia 2 0 0 2
Australia 13 494 139 507
Austria 4 2 2 6
Azerbaijan 2 0 1 2
Bangladesh 8 0 8 8
Belarus 3 2 3 5
Belgium 4 0 3 4
Bolivia 0 2 1 2
Bosnia-Herz. 1 1 2 2
Brazil 21 31 26 52
Bulgaria 5 0 2 5
Burkina Faso 5 0 3 5
Burma 3 0 2 3
Cambodia 2 0 1 2
Cameroun 3 0 1 3
Canada 13 38 24 51
Central Af. Rep. 1 0 0 1
Chad 1 1 1 2
Chile 1 46 32 47
China 52 34 17 86
Colombia 0 1 1 1
Congo 5 1 3 6
Costa Rica 1 0 1 1
Croatia 4 0 4 4
Cuba 0 1 0 1
Czech Republic 14 6 14 20
Denmark 3 2 2 5
Egypt 2 18 4 20
England 11 1 9 12
Estonia 3 1 4 4
Ethiopia 5 0 2 5
Finland 5 7 6 12
France 60 6 55 66
Germany 31 14 28 45
Ghana 1 0 1 1
Greece 1 0 1 1
Greenland 0 3 3 3
Guatemala 0 1 1 1
Honduras 0 1 1 1
Hungary 5 1 2 6
India 115 8 97 123
Indonesia 16 1 13 17
Iran 2 0 2 2
Iraq 2 1 3 3
Ireland 5 0 4 5
Italy 30 3 20 33
Jamaica 0 1 1 1
Japan 39 10 17 49
Jordan 1 0 1 1
Kazakstan 6 8 6 14
Kenya 3 1 4 4
Korea 2 1 0 3
Latvia 4 0 4 4
Libya 0 853 14 853
Lithuania 4 0 3 4
Malawi 5 1 4 6
Mali 1 2 2 3
Mauritania 2 3 3 5
Mauritius 1 0 1 1
Mexico 16 76 57 92
Mongolia 5 5 0 10
Moon 0 2 0 2
Morocco 1 8 2 9
Namibia 2 14 4 16
Netherlands 4 0 4 4
New Caledonia 1 0 0 1
New Zealand 1 7 8 8
Niger 7 12 4 19
Nigeria 10 2 9 12
Northern Ireland 2 0 2 2
Norway 8 3 5 11
Oman 0 7 7 7
Pacific Ocean 0 3 1 3
Pakistan 14 0 14 14
Papua-New Guinea 2 0 0 2
Paraguay 1 0 0 1
Peru 0 1 1 1
Philippines 4 1 4 5
Poland 10 7 10 17
Portugal 6 2 3 8
Reunion 0 1 0 1
Romania 7 1 6 8
Russia 47 67 51 114
Rwanda 1 0 0 1
Sahara Desert (unknown locality) 0 207 5 207
Saudi Arabia 4 20 10 24
Scotland 3 0 3 3
Slovakia 2 3 4 5
Slovenia 1 0 0 1
Somalia 2 1 2 3
South Africa 21 24 32 45
South Korea 1 0 0 1
South Yemen 1 0 0 1
Spain 22 4 14 26
Sri Lanka 1 0 0 1
Sudan 8 0 6 8
Swaziland 1 0 1 1
Sweden 9 6 6 15
Switzerland 4 4 5 8
Syria 2 0 1 2
Tanzania 8 1 5 9
Thailand 3 0 2 3
Tibet 1 0 0 1
Tunisia 3 0 1 3
Turkey 9 1 6 10
Turkmenistan 1 2 0 3
Uganda 4 0 3 4
Ukraine 32 10 24 42
Uruguay 0 1 0 1
USA 132 1082 696 1214
Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1
Venezuela 1 0 1 1
Vietnam 4 0 0 4
Wales 2 0 2 2
Western Sahara 1 1 1 2
Yugoslavia 4 1 3 5
Zambia 1 0 1 1
Zimbabwe 2 0 1 2
Unknown 0 14 5 14
Total 1005 21 502 1806 22 507