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

CM2
416
CO3
336
CV3
256
CR2
135
CK5
94
CK4
75
CH3
22
CM1
19
CM1/2
18
CK6
17
Chondrite-ung
15
CK3
13
CO3.5
12
CK4/5
12
CI1
9
CR
8
CO3.2
8
CB
8
CO3.6
7
CO3.3
7
CK5/6
6
CO3.1
6
CO3.4
5
CBa
5
CBb
5
CV3-an
4
CO3.0
4
CM
4
CO3.8
3
CK3-an
3
CK
3
CK4-an
3
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Name Mass
Miller Range 090463 26.7 g
David Glacier 92300 26.7 g
Dominion Range 08351 26.3 g
Miller Range 07708 26.3 g
LaPaz Icefield 04516 26.3 g
Dominion Range 10900 26.1 g
LaPaz Icefield 02349 26.0 g
Northwest Africa 5397 26.0 g
Maribo 25.8 g
Larkman Nunatak 06871 25.7 g
Miller Range 090464 25.6 g
Elephant Moraine 92176 25.6 g
Miller Range 07343 25.4 g
MacKay Glacier 05251 25.3 g
Dominion Range 08476 25.1 g
Miller Range 07698 25.1 g
Northwest Africa 4897 25.0 g
Northwest Africa 5310 25.0 g
Larkman Nunatak 06318 25.0 g
Elephant Moraine 92149 25.0 g
Northwest Africa 2121 24.5 g
Yamato 981208 24.3 g
Allan Hills 82100 24.3 g
LaPaz Icefield 02269 24.2 g
Lewis Cliff 86258 24.1 g
Northwest Africa 7210 24.0 g
Elephant Moraine 92171 24.0 g
Yamato 790112 24.0 g
Elephant Moraine 90006 23.9 g
Asuka 881951 23.9 g
Northwest Africa 5557 23.5 g
Meteorite Hills 00431 23.4 g
MacKay Glacier 92500 23.4 g
Yamato 791824 23.3 g
Meteorite Hills 00737 23.2 g
Queen Alexandra Range 99113 23.2 g
Elephant Moraine 87519 23.2 g
Northwest Africa 5130 23.0 g
Northwest Africa 4038 23.0 g
Northwest Africa 1190 22.9 g
MacAlpine Hills 02675 22.9 g
Northwest Africa 3192 22.5 g
LaPaz Icefield 03786 22.4 g
Allan Hills 83106 22.3 g
Asuka 87344 22.2 g
Northwest Africa 1567 22.0 g
Northwest Africa 4586 22.0 g
Northwest Africa 4577 22.0 g
Larkman Nunatak 06686 21.9 g
Dominion Range 08139 21.8 g