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Toulouse

Basic information

Name: Toulouse
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1812
Country: France
Mass: 1030 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Revised 30 Dec 2019: coords changed to that of largest mass

Catalogs:

Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Br. Guy Consolmagno, Vatican collection

Geography:

France

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(43° 36'N, 1° 24'E)
Recommended::	(43° 49' 26"N, 1° 9' 25"E)

Note: the NHM and recommended coordinates are 31.7 km apart

Strewnfield: Click here to view 10 members

Statistics:
This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Midi-Pyrenees, France
This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Aucamville (In NHM Cat)
Grenade (In NHM Cat)

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