Historical Collection

 

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) has held meteorites in its collections since the nineteenth century.

  • list non antarctic meteorites
  • The present collection consists of  1438 samples from 308 different meteorites.
  • 54 of them only have a provisional name and 35 are not yet classified.
  • 6 Belgian meteorites (5 falls and 1 find) are curated at the RBINS, 5 ordinary chondrites  and 1 achondrite. 
  • The largest specimen at RBINS is a mass from the iron meteorite Mont Dieu, 435 kg, acquired in 2006
 
  1. St-Denijs-Westrem 07/06/1855
  2. Tourinnes-la-Grosse 07/12/1863
  3. Lesves 13/04/1896
  4. Hainaut 26/11/1934
  5. Hautes Fagnes 1965
  6. Tintigny

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​       Mont Dieu 1994