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| Basic information | Name: Bouvante This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1978 Country: France Mass:  8.3 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 294 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 57:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE BOUVANTE-LE-HAUT, FRANCE, STONY METEORITE Name: BOUVANTE-LE-HAUT Place of find: 100 m SE. of Bouvante Lake, commune of Bouvante-le-Haut, Drome, France. 44°55'20"N., 5016'04"E. Date of find: July 30, 1978. Class and type: Stone. Ca-rich achondrite. Eucrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 8.3 kg. Circumstances of find: Found by M. Luc Ezingeard, a police officer of Saint-Jean-enRoyans (Drome, France), while picnicking with his family near the lake at Bouvante. The stone, coated with a black glaze, was recovered from a hole 25 cm across and 50-60 cm deep. Attempts to find other similar stones in the area were unsuccessful. Sources: Dr. F. Kraut and Dr. K.D. Phan, Ecole Nationale Superieur des Mines, 60 Boulevard Saint-Michel, 75272 Paris, Cedex 06, France. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 57, Meteoritics 15, 93-104 (1980)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites from Rhone-Alpes, France (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Bouvante-le-Haut (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||