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
Yamato 86694	4.9 g	CM2	1986	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090992	4.9 g	CM1/2	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 07338	4.9 g	CO3	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 090705	4.9 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 07690	4.9 g	CV3	2007	Found	—
Yamato 980175	4.8 g	CV3	1998	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94222	4.8 g	CM2	1994	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090543	4.8 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 92126	4.8 g	CO3	1992	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 86005	4.7 g	CM2	1986	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills A81004	4.7 g	CM2	1981	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 86015	4.6 g	CM2	1986	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 2340	4.6 g	CR2	2004	Found	—
Reckling Peak 92435	4.6 g	CH3	1992	Found	Antarctica
Yarle Lakes 004	4.6 g	CK4	2009	Found	Australia
Miller Range 090485	4.6 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Yamato 74641	4.6 g	CM2	1974	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01071	4.5 g	CM2	2001	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 86701	4.5 g	CM2	1986	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031158	4.4 g	CK5	2003	Found	—
Allan Hills 84047	4.4 g	CM2	1984	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07628	4.4 g	CO3	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 07439	4.4 g	CO3	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 090437	4.3 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Yamato 790003	4.3 g	CR2	1979	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91203	4.2 g	CM2	1991	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07674	4.2 g	CM2	2007	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031117	4.2 g	CO3	2003	Found	—
Miller Range 090327	4.2 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031022	4.2 g	CM2	2002	Found	—
Yamato 982585	4.2 g	CM	1998	Found	—
Yamato 980095	4.1 g	CM2	1998	Found	—
Lucerne Valley 030	4.1 g	CK4	2004	Found	United States
Miller Range 07497	4.1 g	CM2	2007	Found	—
Allan Hills 83016	4.1 g	CM2	1983	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90050	4.1 g	CK5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 99681	4.0 g	CK5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07691	4.0 g	CV3	2007	Found	—
Lucerne Valley 101	4.0 g	CK4	2008	Found	United States
Lewis Cliff 87001	4.0 g	CM2	1987	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75260	4.0 g	CV3	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 982405	4.0 g	CR2	1998	Found	—
Miller Range 090919	3.9 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 090677	3.9 g	CV3	2009	Found	—
Allan Hills 85012	3.9 g	CM2	1985	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07385	3.8 g	CV3	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 090988	3.8 g	CO3	2009	Found	—
Yamato 794088	3.8 g	CO3	1979	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 81002	3.7 g	CO3	1981	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 981946	3.7 g	CM2	1998	Found	—