StarFall Meteorite Statistics


The following statistics are derived from the StarFall Non-Antarctic Meteorite Database

Period: 2,500 BC to 30 Mar 1999 inclusive.

Total Number of Meteorites: 4684 Meteorites Representing 1,019 Falls and 3,665 Finds

Links to Diagrams can be found at the end of the page.
 

Monthly Distribution of Meteorite Falls and Finds
Green = Highest Value  Red = Lowest Value
Month
Total
Falls
% Falls
Finds
% Finds
Jan
79
69
87.3
10
12.7
Feb
117
69
59.0
48
41.0
Mar
144
61
42.4
83
57.6
Apr
220
92
41.8
128
58.2
May
136
90
66.2
46
33.8
Jun
150
102
68.0
48
32.0
Jul
175
86
49.1
89
50.9
Aug
110
87
79.1
23
20.9
Sep
120
84
70.0
36
30.0
Oct
119
77
64.7
42
35.3
Nov
108
62
57.4
46
42.6
Dec
81
62
76.5
19
23.5
Unknown
3125
78
2.50
3047
97.5

 
 
Number of Meteorites per Class
Black = Chondrites   Brown = Achondrites   Blue = Irons Purple= Stony-Irons
Class
Total
Falls
Finds
Abbreviations
ACA
2
1
1
 Acapulcoite
ACHOND
1
0
1
 Achondrite
ACHOND ANOM
2
1
1
 Anomalous
ACHOND?
1
1
0
ANG
1
1
0
 Angrite
ATAX
28
0
28
 Ataxite
ATAX IC
1
0
1
ATAX IIA
1
0
1
ATAX IIF
1
0
1
ATAX IIICD
1
0
1
ATAX IVA
 1 
0
1
ATAX IVB
10 
0
10 
ATAX IVB ANOM
1 
0
1
ATAX Ni-rich
1
0
1
ATAX Ni-rich IIICD
1 
0
1
ATAX Ni-rich IVB
1 
0
1
AUB
11 
9
2
 Aubrite
BEN or CH
5
0
5
 Bencubbinite/Carbonaceous Chondrite High Iron
BRA
6 
0
6
 Brachinite
C3
2 
0
2
 Carbonaceous Chondrite
C3 Ungrouped 
2 
0
2
C4 
2 
0
2
C5
1 
0
1
CC
2 
0
2
CHA 
1 
1 
0
 Chassignite
CHON 
105
37 
68 
 Chondrite
CHON Type 4
1
1
0
CI
5
5
0
 Carbonaceous Chondrite - Ivuna Type
CK
2
0
2
 Carbonaceous Chondrite - Karoonda Type
CK3
2
0
2
CK4
4
2
2
CM2
21
15
6
 Carbonaceous Chondrite - Ornans Type
CO
2
0
2
CO(CM)
1
0
1
CO3
46
5
41
CR
3
0
3
 Carbonaceous Chondrite - Renazzo Type
CR2
13
3
10
CV
1
0
1
 Carbonaceous Chondrite - Vigarano Type
CV2?
1
0
1
CV3
22
7
15
DIO
10
9
1
 Diogenite
E3
1
1
0
 Enstatite Chondrite
E4
8
5
3
E4-5
2
0
2
E5
2
1
1
E6
9
5
4
E7
1
0
1
EH
1
0
1
 Enstatite Chondrite - High Iron
EH3
51
0
51
EL4-5
1
0
1
 Enstatite Chondrite - Low Iron
EL6
2
1
1
EL6/7
1
0
1
EUC
43
25
18
 Eucrite
H
81
28
53
 Ordinary Chondrite - High Iron
H melt
1
0
1
H(L)3
1
0
1
H(L)6
1
0
1
H/L4 or L4
1
0
1
H3
51
5
46
H3-4
6
2
4
H3-5
6
2
4
H3-6
7
2
5
H3.2
1
0
1
H3.5
1
0
1
H3.7
4
1
3
H3.8
3
0
3
H3.8-4
1
0
1
H3.8-5
1
0
1
H3.9
2
0
2
H3.9-6
1
0
1
H3/4
2
0
2
H4
286
55
231
H4(H3.8)
1
0
1
H4(H6)
1
1
0
H4-5
21
1
20
H4-6
5
0
5
H4-ANOM
1
0
1
H4/5
31
0
31
H5
676
129
547
H5 Willaroy-like
1
0
1
H5-6
24
2
22
H5/6
23
0
23
H6
349
87
262
H6?
2
2
0
HEX
5
1
4
 Hexahedrite
HEX?
1
0
1
HEX IA?
1
0
1
HEX IIA
46
5
41
HEX IIAB
2
0
2
HOW
32
19
13
 Howardite
Impact Melt Breccia
2
0
2
IRON Ungrouped
37
1
36
IRON ANOM
21
3
18
IRON ANOM IB
1
0
1
IRON ANOM IC
2
0
2
IRON ANOM IIAB
1
0
1
IRON ANOM IIE
1
0
1
IRON ANOM IIIA
1
1
0
IRON ANOM IVA
2
0
2
IRON IAB
2
0
2
IRON IIB
1
0
1
IRON IIE
3
0
3
IRON IVA ANOM
1
0
1
IRON IVB
1
0
1
IRON or STONY-IRON
1
1
0
IRON?
2
2
0
L
70
26
44
 Ordinary Chondrite - Low Iron
L or LL3
1
0
1
L(H)3
1
0
1
L(LL)3
4
0
4
L(LL?)3
1
0
1
L(LL)3.6
1
0
1
L/LL4
3
1
2
L/LL4.5
1
0
1
L/LL5
3
2
1
L/LL5-6
1
0
1
L/LL5/6
5
0
5
L/LL6
8
0
8
L3
23
7
16
L3-4
2
1
1
L3-5
5
0
5
L3-6
5
2
3
L3.5
1
0
1
L3.6
1
0
1
L3.7
3
0
3
L3.8
4
0
4
L3.9
3
0
3
L3.9-6
1
0
1
L3.9/4
1
0
1
L3/4
1
0
1
L4
109
22
87
L4-5
4
0
4
L4-6
1
0
1
L4/5
9
0
9
L5
270
59
211
L5-6
18
0
18
L5/6
23
1
22
L6
847
232
615
L6/7
4
0
4
L7
1
0
1
LL
4
2
2
 Ordinary Chondrite - Low Iron Low Metal
LL?
1
1
0
LL(L)3
6
0
6
LL(L)4
1
0
1
LL3
10
8
2
LL3-6
3
1
2
LL3.1
1
1
0
LL3.3
1
0
1
LL3.4
1
0
1
LL3.5
2
0
2
LL3.7
1
0
1
LL3.8
1
0
1
LL3.8-6
1
0
1
LL3.9
2
0
2
LL4
16
5
11
LL4-5
3
1
2
LL4-6
12
1
11
LL5
31
16
15
LL5-6
23
0
23
LL5-7
1
0
1
LL5/6
5
0
5
LL6
116
35
81
LL6?
2
0
2
LL7
1
0
1
LOD
2
1
1
 Lodranite
Lunar Anorthositic Breccia
2
0
2
Lunar Stone
1
0
1
MES
33
7
26
 Mesosiderite
MES?
2
0
2
NAK
3
1
2
 Nakhlite
OCT
17
3
14
 Octahedrite
OCT?
8
2
6
OCT IA
2
0
2
OCT IA?
1
0
1
OCT IIE
3
0
3
OCT IIIAB
1
0
1
OCT IIIB?
1
0
1
OCT IVA
1
0
1
OCT or ATAX?
1
0
1
Of
15
0
15
 Fine Octahedrite
Of IA
1
0
1
Of IAB
1
0
1
Of IAB ANOM
1
0
1
Of IB
1
1
0
Of IB ANOM
1
0
1
Of IID
2
0
2
Of IIE
1
0
1
Of IIIC
1
0
1
Of IIICD
5
0
5
Of IIICD ANOM
3
1
2
Of IVA
51
3
48
Of IVA?
2
0
2
Of IVA ANOM
3
0
3
Of-ATAX
3
0
3
Of-Om
1
0
1
Off
3
1
2
 Finest Octahedrite
Off IAB
1
0
1
Off IIE
1
0
1
Off IIE ANOM
1
0
1
Off IIICD
3
0
3
Og
10
2
8
 Coarse Octahedrite
Og I
4
0
4
Og I?
1
0
1
Og IA
65
2
63
Og IA ANOM
3
1
2
Og IAB
6
0
6
Og IC
4
0
4
Og IIB
1
0
1
Og IIE
3
0
3
Og IIIA
1
0
1
Og IIIAB
1
0
1
Og IIICD
5
0
5
Og IIICD ANOM
1
0
1
Og IIIE
9
1
8
Og IIIF
1
0
1
Og-Om
1
0
1
Ogg
1
0
1
 Coarsest Octahedrite
Ogg IC
1
0
1
Ogg IIAB
2
0
2
Ogg IIB
17
1
16
Ogg IIIF
1
0
1
Om
37
2
35
 Medium Octahedrite
Om I
1
0
1
Om IA
9
2
7
Om IA ANOM
3
0
3
Om IAB
1
0
1
Om IB
3
0
3
Om IC
1
0
1
Om IC ANOM
1
0
1
Om IID
12
3
9
Om IIE
4
1
3
Om IIIA
141
6
135
Om IIIA?
3
0
3
Om IIIA ANOM
2
0
2
Om IIIAB
17
0
17
Om IIIB
46
0
46
Om IIIB ANOM
2
1
1
Om IIICD
5
0
5
Om IIICD ANOM
1
1
0
Om IIIE
3
0
3
Om IIIF
4
0
4
Om IVA
1
1
0
Om IVA ANOM
1
0
1
Om?
1
0
1
Opl
9
1
8
 Plessitic Octahedrite
Opl IB
1
0
1
Opl IIC
8
0
8
Opl IIF
4
1
3
PAL
40
4
36
 Pallasite
PAL?
2
0
2
R3-4
1
0
1
 Chondrite - Rumuruti Type
R3-5
1
0
1
R3-6
4
1
3
R4
2
0
2
SHE
4
2
2
 Shegottite
STONE
57
43
14
STONE?
2
2
0
STONY-IRON IAB
2
0
2
STONY-IRON IB
1
0
1
URE
28
5
23
 Ureilite
WIN
5
1
4
 Achondrite - Winonaite Type
UNCLASSIFIED
 12
5
7 
TOTALS
4684
1019
3665

 
 
Distribution of Meteorites by Country
Country
Total
Falls
Finds
Afghanistan
1
1
0
Algeria
448
6
442
Angola
4
3
1
Argentina
63
26
37
Armenia
1
1
0
Australia
549
14
535
Austria
5
3
2
Azerbaydzhan
3
3
0
Bangladesh
8
8
0
Belgium
4
4
0
Belorussiya
5
3
2
Bolivia
2
0
2
Bosnia
2
1
1
Brazil
52
21
31
Bulgaria
5
5
0
Burkina Faso
5
5
0
Burma
3
3
0
Cambodia
2
2
0
Comeroun
2
2
0
Canada
49
12
37
Central African Republic
1
1
0
Chad
2
1
1
Chile
47
1
46
China
83
51
32
Colombia
1
0
1
Congo
6
6
0
Costa Rica
1
1
0
Croatia
3
3
0
Cuba
1
0
1
Czech Republic
17
13
4
Denmark
5
3
2
Egypt
20
2
18
Eire
4
4
0
England
12
11
1
Estonia
4
3
1
Ethiopia
5
5
0
Finland
12
5
7
France
66
60
6
Germany
45
31
14
Ghana
1
1
0
Greece
1
1
0
Greenland
3
0
3
Guatemala
1
0
1
Honduras
1
0
1
Hungary
7
6
1
India
122
115
7
Indonesia
17
16
1
Iran
2
2
0
Iraq
3
2
1
Italy
32
29
3
Jamaica
1
0
1
Japan
50
41
9
Jordan
1
1
0
Kazakhstan
7
3
4
Kenya
3
3
0
Korea
3
2
1
Latvia
4
4
0
Libya
833
0
833
Lithuania
4
4
0
Malawi
6
5
1
Mali
3
1
2
Mauritania
5
3
2
Mauritius
1
1
0
Mexico
91
16
75
Mongolia
10
5
5
Moon
2
0
2
Morocco
9
1
8
Namibia
17
2
15
Netherlands
4
4
0
New Caledonia
1
1
0
New Zealand
9
1
8
Niger
18
7
11
Nigeria
12
10
2
Northern Ireland
3
3
0
Norway
11
8
3
Oman
7
0
7
Pacific Ocean
3
0
3
Pakistan
14
14
0
Papua New Guinea
2
2
0
Paraguay
1
1
0
Peru
1
0
1
Philippines
5
4
1
Poland
17
10
7
Portugal
8
6
2
Reunion island
1
0
1
Romania
7
7
0
Russia
121
51
70
Rwanda
1
1
0
Saudi Arabia
24
4
20
Scotland
3
3
0
Serbia
4
4
0
Slovak Republic
8
3
5
Somalia
3
2
1
South Africa
44
22
22
South Korea
1
1
0
South Yemen
1
1
0
Spain
27
22
5
Sri Lanka
1
1
0
Sudan
8
8
0
Swaziland
1
1
0
Sweden
14
9
5
Switzerland
8
4
4
Syria
2
2
0
Taiwan
1
0
1
Tanzania
9
8
1
Thailand
3
3
0
Tibet
1
1
0
Tunisia
3
3
0
Turkey
10
9
1
Turkmenia
2
0
2
Turkmenistan
1
1
0
Uganda
3
3
0
Ukraine
42
32
10
Uruguay
1
0
1
USA
1189
137
1052
Uzbekistan
1
1
0
Venezuela
1
1
0
Vietnam
4
4
0
Wales
2
2
0
Yugoslavia
3
2
1
Zambia
1
1
0
Zimbabwe
3
3
0
Undetermined
221
2
219

 
Diagrams Relating to Non-Antarctic Statistics
Falls per Month Classification - All Chondrites
Falls per Decade 1800-1999 Classification - Ordinary Chondrites
Finds per Decade 1800-1999 Classification - Non-Ordinary Chondrites
Classification - All Meteorites Classification - Achondrites
Classification - Falls and Finds Classification - Irons
Classification - Stones Classification - Stony-Irons
(c) 1999 Philip M. Bagnall

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