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| Basic information | Name: Plancy-l'Abbaye This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: France Mass:  180 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6556 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Plancy-l'Abbaye Aube, Champagne, France Found 09/01/03 Chondrite (H4) A 180 g individual stone was found by a meteorite hunter while he/she was prospecting with a detector around the village of Plancy l'Abbaye. Classification (Emmanuel Dransart, EMTT) : Olivine : Fa17.80 Low Ca Pyroxene: Fs 15.89; S2, W5. Chondrules are well preserved. There is no fusion crust ; porosity is 20%. Specimens : type specimen 21.7 g MNHNP, main mass, finder. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) EMTT: Etudes Métallurgiques et de Traitement Thermique, Parc du Chater-Bât. B, 1, avenue du Chater, 69340 Francheville, France (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Bretagne, France This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||
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