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
Motpena (b) 304.0 g
Northwest Africa 6361 300.0 g
Acfer 270 298.0 g
Lewis Cliff 90500 294.7 g
Dominion Range 08004 294.5 g
Miller Range 090118 286.9 g
Northwest Africa 5956 285.0 g
Northwest Africa 1559 284.0 g
Roberts Massif 03522 282.4 g
Miller Range 090072 281.5 g
Acfer 059 281.0 g
Dar al Gani 027 281.0 g
Dar al Gani 332 280.0 g
Northwest Africa 2733 279.0 g
Northwest Africa 7252 276.0 g
Northwest Africa 5211 276.0 g
Northwest Africa 1807 274.0 g
Yamato 81020 270.3 g
Northwest Africa 7209 268.0 g
Northwest Africa 4026 265.6 g
Miller Range 090073 255.5 g
Northwest Africa 4813 255.0 g
Northwest Africa 1924 255.0 g
Northwest Africa 2718 254.0 g
Pollen 253.6 g
Northwest Africa 6429 253.0 g
Northwest Africa 7655 250.0 g
Northwest Africa 2512 250.0 g
Northwest Africa 4421 249.7 g
Northwest Africa 2208 243.0 g
Northwest Africa 4611 242.1 g
Northwest Africa 5933 241.0 g
Meteorite Hills 01017 238.0 g
Northwest Africa 6992 237.0 g
Northwest Africa 2918 237.0 g
Dar al Gani 227 235.0 g
Northwest Africa 5080 235.0 g
Acfer 187 234.0 g
Northwest Africa 5467 229.0 g
Miller Range 090117 229.0 g
Northwest Africa 7550 225.0 g
Yamato 982086 224.7 g
Northwest Africa 7613 222.0 g
Northwest Africa 7110 220.0 g
Yamato 82094 216.6 g
Grosvenor Mountains 95551 213.4 g
Acfer 082 208.0 g
Northwest Africa 3081 207.9 g
Dhofar 535 204.0 g
Graves Nunataks 98005 202.9 g