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| Basic information | Name: Bacqueville This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1999 Country: France Mass:  395 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6686 approved meteorites (plus 5 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 2 Jan 2020: refined coords | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Bacqueville France Found 1999 August 15 Ordinary chondrite (H6) A 395 g single stone was found by Mr. Trehour, who was looking for metallic and archaeological objects in a field close to the forest of Bacqueville. A few weeks later, when he cut the stone, he realized it might be a meteorite. Classification (M. Denise, MNHNP): olivine, Fo18.96; low Ca-pyroxene Fs17.26, shock stage S3, weathering grade W5. Specimens: main mass Thierry Tréhour (finder); type specimen 33.8 g, MNHNP. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Haute-Normandie, France This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||
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