Carbonaceous Chondrite

1,551 meteorites · 3,519.4 kg total mass

Carbonaceous chondrites are carbon-rich, primitive meteorites containing organic compounds, water-bearing minerals, and pre-solar grains. They provide clues about the early solar system.

Classifications in This Group

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Name	Mass	Class	Year	Type	Country
Northwest Africa 5236	47.6 g	CK4	2008	Found	—
D'Angelo Bluff 06004	47.4 g	CM2	2006	Found	—
Thiel Mountains 91722	47.4 g	CM2	1991	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 1694	47.1 g	CK3	2002	Found	—
Yamato 791725	47.1 g	CO3	1979	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91467	46.9 g	CH3	1991	Found	Antarctica
Asuka 881256	46.8 g	CO3	1988	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 92065	46.7 g	CR2	1992	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05152	46.6 g	CM2	2005	Found	—
Allan Hills 85009	46.6 g	CM2	1985	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01074	46.2 g	CV3	2001	Found	Antarctica
Sahara 98404	46.0 g	CO3	1998	Found	—
Bi'r Tazit	46.0 g	CK6	1998	Found	Libya
Elephant Moraine 90025	45.8 g	CK5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 4628	45.7 g	CO3	2006	Found	—
San Juan 009	45.6 g	CO3	2007	Found	Argentina
Yamato 82105	45.4 g	CK5	1982	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 1616	45.1 g	CR2	2001	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90016	45.1 g	CK5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793495	45.0 g	CR2	1979	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88001	44.9 g	CM2	1988	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 92166	44.7 g	CR2	1992	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 2519	44.5 g	CK4	2004	Found	—
Allan Hills 84034	44.1 g	CM2	1984	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 99177	43.6 g	CR2	1999	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03785	43.4 g	CM2	2003	Found	—
Miller Range 090454	43.0 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Acfer 114	43.0 g	CR2	1990	Found	Algeria
Northwest Africa 4435	42.6 g	CV3	2006	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 87148	42.5 g	CM2	1987	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 02342	42.4 g	CR2	2002	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90005	42.3 g	CK5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96006	42.2 g	CM2	1996	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06874	42.2 g	CK5	2006	Found	—
Dhofar 1434	42.0 g	CM-an	2007	Found	Oman
Northwest Africa 4661	42.0 g	CK3	2005	Found	—
Miller Range 11111	41.9 g	CM1/2	2011	Found	—
Northwest Africa 7569	41.0 g	CK5	2012	Found	—
Northwest Africa 2837	41.0 g	CV3	2005	Found	—
Miller Range 05104	41.0 g	CO3	2005	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 92175	41.0 g	CR2	1992	Found	Antarctica
Dhofar 1671	40.8 g	CV3	2011	Found	Oman
Meteorite Hills 01070	40.6 g	CM1	2001	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090152	40.4 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90008	40.0 g	CK5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 7131	40.0 g	CM2	2011	Found	—
Miller Range 11206	40.0 g	CV3	2011	Found	—
Asuka 881955	40.0 g	CM2	1988	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94411	39.7 g	CBb	1994	Found	Antarctica
Buckley Island 10944	39.7 g	CK4	2010	Found	—