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Salles
Basic information Name: Salles
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1798
Country: France
Mass:help 9 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8641 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Br. Guy Consolmagno, Vatican collection   
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Dominik Stoeckli   
MeteoriteCollector.org - NHMV - Vienna   
Shawn Alan   
Geography:

France
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (46° 3'N, 4° 38'E)
     Recommended::   (46° 3'N, 4° 38'E)

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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Synonymshelp: Villefranche (In NHM Cat)

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