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 090134 161.6 g
Northwest Africa 735 161.0 g
Miller Range 090128 160.3 g
Al Rais 160.0 g
Northwest Africa 2973 156.0 g
Northwest Africa 1814 156.0 g
Northwest Africa 6192 156.0 g
Northwest Africa 4800 152.0 g
Meteorite Hills 00430 151.7 g
Yamato 74662 150.9 g
Yamato 693 150.0 g
Northwest Africa 6200 149.0 g
Acfer 396 148.0 g
Northwest Africa 4422 147.7 g
Yamato 82191 147.5 g
Allan Hills 84044 147.4 g
Northwest Africa 6447 147.0 g
Northwest Africa 989 146.0 g
Northwest Africa 7107 146.0 g
Northwest Africa 2141 145.0 g
MacKay Glacier 05219 145.0 g
Northwest Africa 2083 144.0 g
Dar al Gani 731 144.0 g
Ramlat as Sahmah 211 143.0 g
Acfer 139 143.0 g
Northwest Africa 2196 141.7 g
Asuka 881632 138.1 g
Northwest Africa 6341 136.0 g
Kobe 136.0 g
Northwest Africa 7077 134.0 g
Dhofar 1430 134.0 g
Miller Range 090133 133.1 g
Miller Range 090657 133.1 g
Miller Range 090132 132.5 g
Asuka 87346 132.1 g
Elephant Moraine 96016 132.1 g
Northwest Africa 5383 132.0 g
LaPaz Icefield 02333 131.4 g
Dar al Gani 601 131.0 g
Dar al Gani 1028 131.0 g
Elephant Moraine 90007 131.0 g
Allan Hills 85013 130.4 g
Northwest Africa 6281 130.0 g
Miller Range 03377 129.8 g
Asuka 881277 129.6 g
Acfer 370 129.0 g
Graves Nunataks 95229 128.9 g
Northwest Africa 5736 127.0 g
Miller Range 090139 126.6 g
Asuka 881595 126.6 g