H Group

This large group counts more than 7.000 members (including lots of probable pairings), and it has been named for the high content of free nickel-iron that is characteristic for the meteorites of this group - the "H" standing for "high iron". H chondrites contain a weight percentage of 25 to 31% total iron whereas only 15 to 19% nickel-iron is found in its free, reduced form. Hence, all H chondrites are attracted to a magnet quite easily.

The H chondrites belong to petrological types 3 - 7, with a characteristic peak at type 5. More than 3,400 members of this group have been classified as H5, about 1,800 are H6, and about 1,400 are H4. There are only about 200 H3s as well as some rare, heavily brecciated members that contain lithic clasts of several petrological types. The primary minerals are olivine and the orthopyroxene bronzite. For this reason the H chondrites have also been called "olivine bronzite chondrites" or "bronzite chondrites", but those names are no longer in use.

Zag H3-6 Breccia Fall August 4, 1998 in Morocco  TKW 175 Kg contains Halite and water from space !!
				Zag -00 Perfect individual, our finest specimen available 644gr SOLD price on request
Zag -01 crusted slice showing brecciation 48.35gr SOLD
				Zag -02 crusted half individual 304gr $900
Zag -03 80%crusted complete individual 138gr SOLD
				Zag -04 75% crusted individual 42gr SOLD
Zag -05 flat individual 24gr $150
				Zag -06 half individual with very nice brecciation 610gr $1900
Zag -07 big crusted fragment 416gr SOLD
				Zag -08 very nice crusted fragment with superb brecciation 204gr $800
Zag -09 fragment with primary and secondary crust 132gr $400