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Inventory of the meteorites held by the Ulster Museum. This information was kindly provided by Mike Simms. All images are (c)National Museums Northern Ireland. # Indicates those meteorites on display (as of 19th January 2010), an image of the museum's public meteorite display can be seen as our December '09 Image of the Month.
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Crumlin, L5
(25.5g part slice)
Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland #
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Sprucefield, L3.7
(9.3g part slice)
Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. Note: Sprucefield is a synonym for Bovedy. #
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Bovedy, L3.7
(61.3g part slice)
Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland #
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Mooresfort, H5
(9.32g crusted fragment)
Tipperary, Ireland #
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Alfianello, L6
(96g cut stone)
Brescia, Italy #
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Plainview, H5
(38.6g cut stone)
Hale County, Texas, USA
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La Criolla, L6
(23g stone)
Entre Rios Province, Argentina, South America
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Gao, H5
(730g stone)
Burkina Faso, Africa
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Gao, H5
(75g endcut), 2nd image,
Burkina Faso, Africa #
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Pultusk, H5
(20g stone)
Warsaw, Poland
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Forrest (b), L6
(32.6g part slice)
Western Australia
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Owasco, L6
(31.3g slice)
Kimball County, Nebraska, USA
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Mount Tazerzait, L5
(186g fragment)
Niger, Africa
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Chico Hills, H4
(100.2g endcut)
Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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| Carbonaceous Chondrites |
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Murchison, CM2
(11.6g crusted fragment)
Victoria, Australia #
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Allende, CV3
(1780g whole stone)
Chihuahua, Mexico #
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| Irons |
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Henbury, IIIAB
(121.5g etched half)
Northern Territory, Australia
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Canyon Diablo, IAB
(3805g)
Arizona, USA #
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Canyon Diablo, weathered 'iron shale'
(48.5g)
Arizona, USA
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Gibeon, IVa
(1355g etched half)
Namibia, Africa #
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Gibeon, IVa
(113kg)
Namibia, Africa #
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Gibeon, IVa
(495g 'egg')
Namibia, Africa #
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Landes, IAB
(23.8g part slice)
West Virginia, USA
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Hoba, IVB Ni-rich Ataxite
(73.4g part slice)
Grootfontein, Namibia, Africa
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Mundrabilla, IAB UNGR
(128.5g etched half)
Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia
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Santa Catherina, IAB UNGR
(27.9g weathered endcut)
Brazil, South America
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Santa Rosa, IC Ataxite
(1.9g)
Tunja, Boyaca, Columbia
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Santiago Papasquiero, UNGR
(742.9g slice)
Drango, Mexico #
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Chinga, UNGR
(3210g)
Tann Tuva, Turvinskaya, Russia #
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Chinga, UNGR
(110.2g slice)
Tann Tuva, Turvinskaya, Russia
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Chinga, UNGR
(176g slice)
Tann Tuva, Turvinskaya, Russia
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Odessa I, IA
(249.5g)
Ecton County, Texas, USA
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Tishomingo, UNGR
(47.7g part slice)
Johnson County, Oklahoma, USA
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| Pallasites |
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Imilac, MG
(133.9g part slice)
Atacama Desert, Chile
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Imilac, MG
(~25g skeletal with some olivine)
Atacama Desert, Chile
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Seymchan, MG
(3450g etched slice)
Magadan, Russia #
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Esquel, MG
(~500g part slice)
Argentina, South America #
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| Mesosiderites |
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Vaca Muerta, MES
(69g slice)
Chile, South America #
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| Achondrites |
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Johnstown, DIOG
(2g fragments)
Weld County, Colorado, USA
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Millbillillie, EUC
(240g whole)
Western Australia #
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Dhofar 467, LUN
(6.39g endcut)
Oman #
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