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Carbonaceous chondrite meteorite

A meteorite classification type
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About Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

Stony (non-metallic) meteorites that have not been modified due to melting or differentiation of the parent body.

They include some of the most primitive known meteorites. The C chondrites represent only a small proportion (4.6%) of meteorite falls.

Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites contain a high proportion of carbon (up to 3%), which is in the form of graphite, carbonates and organic compounds, including amino acids. In addition, they contain water and minerals that have been modified by the influence of water. They may also contain calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) and/or presolar minerals such as diamond or moissanite.

Meteoritical Society Code: C



Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
49519
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49519:8

Classification of Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

Sub-divisions of Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

Mineralogy of Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:

Synonyms of Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
4 photos of Carbonaceous chondrite meteorite associated with 'CV3 chondrite meteorite'

Internet Links for Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

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Recorded finds for Carbonaceous chondrite meteoriteHide

Showing 129 recorded finds.

This map shows a selection of recorded finds that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Algeria
 
  • Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
    • Bordj Badji Mokhtar District
      • Bordj Badji Mokhtar
[CR2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • In Salah Province
    • In Salah District
      • Foggaret Ezzaouia
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CH3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CH3 chondrite meteorite] Ma et al. (2017)
Antarctica
 
  • East Antarctica
    • American Highland
      • Grove Mountains
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010) +1 other reference
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Buckley Island quadrangle
      • Lewis Cliff
[Anomalous CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CK6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Miller Range
[CM1-2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Queen Maud Land
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
      • Queen Fabiola Mountains
[CO3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CO3.0 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CO3.2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CK5 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[C6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
      • Sør Rondane Mountains
[C6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[C4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Victoria Land
      • Allan Hills
[CH3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CM1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010) +1 other reference
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CO3.6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CO3.0 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[Anomalous CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
      • Elephant Moraine
[CK5 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
      • Grosvenor Mountains
[CR1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Argentina
 
  • Entre Ríos Province
    • Nogoyá Department
      • Algarrobitos District
        • Nogoya
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Australia
 
  • South Australia
    • City of Adelaide
      • Adelaide
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • District Council of Karoonda East Murray
      • Karoonda
[CK4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Maralinga Tjarutja (Maralinga Tjarutja Council)
      • Maralinga
[Anomalous CK4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Victoria
    • City of Greater Shepparton
      • Murchison
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] Ma et al. (2014)
  • Western Australia
    • Dundas Shire
      • Mundrabilla Roadhouse
[CV2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire
[CL chondrite meteorite]
    • Menzies Shire
[C5/6-ung chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Mount Marshall Shire
      • Bencubbin
[CBa chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Austria
 
  • Burgenland
    • Oberpullendorf District
      • Nikitsch
        • Kroatisch Minihof
[CO chondrite meteorite]
Bolivia
 
[CM2 chondrite meteorite]
Canada
 
  • British Columbia
    • Revelstoke Mining Division
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Yukon
    • Whitehorse mining district
      • Carcross
        • Tagish Lake
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Central African Republic
 
  • Nana-Mambéré
    • Lobaye River (Bali River)
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Chile
 
  • Antofagasta
    • Antofagasta Province
      • Taltal
[C3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CO3.1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
China
 
  • Shaanxi
    • Hanzhong
      • Ningqiang County
[Ungrouped C3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Costa Rica
 
  • Alajuela Province
    • San Carlos Canton
      • Aguas Zarcas District
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Denmark
 
  • Zealand Region
    • Lolland
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
DR Congo
 
  • Ituri
    • Aru Territory
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Egypt
 
  • New Valley Governorate
[CO3.8 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
France
 
  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
    • Doubs
      • Besançon
        • Ornans
[CO3.4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Centre-Val de Loire
    • Loir-et-Cher
      • Vendôme
        • Lancé
[CO3.5 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Ile-de-France
    • Paris
[CM chondrite meteorite] Weisberg et al. (2007)
  • Occitanie
    • Gard
      • Alès
        • Alès
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010) +1 other reference
    • Tarn-et-Garonne
      • Montauban
        • Orgueil
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Germany
 
  • Schleswig-Holstein
    • Flensburg
      • Weiche
[Ungrouped C1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Hungary
 
  • Hajdú-Bihar County
    • Kaba
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
India
 
  • Chhattisgarh
    • Bastar district
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Odisha
    • Bargarh District
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Rajasthan
    • Baran district
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Jhunjhunu District
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Indonesia
 
  • West Java Province
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Italy
 
  • Calabria
    • Crotone Province
      • Mt. Gariglione
Agrosı̀ et al. (2025)
  • Emilia-Romagna
    • Ferrara Province
      • Cento
        • Renazzo
[CR2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
      • Vigarano Mainarda
        • Vigarano Pieve
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Japan
 
  • Hyogo Prefecture
    • Kobe City
      • Kita-ku
[CK4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Saitama Prefecture
    • Sayama City
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Kazakhstan
 
  • Pavlodar Region
    • Pavlodar District
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Libya
 
  • Jabal al Gharbi District
    • Hamadah al Hamra
[CK4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CK4 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Jufra District
    • Dar al Gani
[CO3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[Anomalous CK3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CO3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[Ungrouped C3 chondrite meteorite]
Mexico
 
  • Chihuahua
    • Pueblito de Allende
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] Ma et al. (2014)
  • Tamaulipas
    • Hidalgo Municipality
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Morocco
 
  • Drâa-Tafilalet Region
    • Errachidia Province
      • Errachidia Cercle
        • M'daghra Lkeng Caïdat
[CH3 chondrite meteorite] - (n.d.)
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region
    • Es Semara Province
      • Smara (Semara)
        • El-Aasli area
Netherlands
 
  • Overijssel
    • Deventer
      • Diepenveen
[Anomalous CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
New Zealand
 
  • Taranaki Region
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Nigeria
 
  • Yobe
    • Bogga Dingare
[CBa chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Northwest Africa Meteorites
 
[CO3-melt breccia chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[Ungrouped C1/2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
- (2010)
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (n.d.)
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CV3 chondrite meteorite]
[CK3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CR6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CR6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CR7 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
- (2010)
[CR2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Norway
 
  • Nordland
    • Rana
      • Nordsjona
        • Pollen
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Østfold
    • Moss
[CO3.6 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Oman
 
  • Al Wusta Governorate
    • Sayh al Uhaymir
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[CH3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Dhofar Governorate
[CK3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
[Anomalous CM chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Russia
 
  • Bashkortostan
    • Gafuriysky District
[CH/CBb chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
    • Anadyrsky District
      • Iomrautvaam massif
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Orenburg Oblast
    • Severny District
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Tatarstan
    • Muslyumovsky District
[CO chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Saudi Arabia
 
  • Medina Region
[Anomalous CR2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Tanzania
 
  • Songwe Region
[CI1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
UK
 
  • England
    • Gloucestershire
      • Tewkesbury
[CM2 chondrite meteorite]
Ukraine
 
  • Mykolayiv Oblast
    • Pervomaisk Raion
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
USA
 
  • Alabama
    • Perry County
[CO3.3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010) +1 other reference
  • California
    • El Dorado County
      • West Belt
        • Coloma Mining District
          • Coloma
            • Sutter Mill Bar and River (Old Sutter Mill site)
- (2010)
  • Kansas
    • Decatur County
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Gray County
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Hamilton County
[CL chondrite meteorite]
  • Kentucky
    • Calloway County
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Missouri
    • Warren County
[CO3.7 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Oklahoma
    • Logan County
[CM2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • Washita County
[CO3.0 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
  • Texas
    • Grayson County
[Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
    • McLennan County
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Uzbekistan
 
  • Bukhara
[CV3 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
Yemen
 
  • Hadhramaut Governorate
[CR2 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
The Moon
 
  • Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms)
    • Apollo 12 landing site
[Ungrouped C1 chondrite meteorite] - (2010)
 
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