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Orgueil
Basic information Name: Orgueil
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1864
Country: France
Mass:help 14 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CI1
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CI1
Recommended:  CI1    [explanation]

This is 1 of 9 approved meteorites classified as CI1.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 1), and CI chondrites
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

France
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (43° 53'N, 1° 23'E)
     Recommended::   (43° 53'N, 1° 23'E)

Strewnfield map:Google Earth Orgueil_strewfield.kmz

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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Synonymshelp: Montauban (In NHM Cat)
Orguell (In NHM Cat)

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