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HISTORIC METEORITES 3: France: 1842-1934

AUMIÈRES 1842

Aumières L6 vnd.; France, fell 1842 Aug. 25; 7.83 g (ex coll. J. Nauber / J. Dupont).


LE PRESSOIR 1845

Le Pressoir L5; France, fell in 1845 January 25, TKW 3 kg; 2.214 g, (ex coll. David New).

AUSSON 1858

Ausson L5; France, fell 1858 Dec.9, 4.5 g (ex coll. R. Elliott).

Ausson L5; France, fell 1858 December 9, 4.787 g (ex coll. NEMS / D. New).)

ORGUEIL 1864

Orgueil CI1; fell in France in 1864, 1.68 g with small fragm. and label (ex MNHN, Paris)

ST. MESMIN 1866

St. Mesmin LL6 pmb.; fell in France 1866 May 30, 2.28 g, prov.: MNHN Paris, off Nr. 1591.

ORNANS 1868

Ornans CO3.4; France, fell 1868 July 11; 0.916 g (ex coll. R. Elliott).

KERNOUVE 1869

Kernouve H6 vnd.; France; 1869 May 22, 4.8 g (ex coll. A. Carion, Paris).

Kernouve H6 vnd.; France; 1869 May 22, 11.6 g, ex coll. A. Lang, N.Y.

LABOREL 1871

Laborel H5; fell in France 1871 June 14, TKW 2.09 kg; 6.393 g

KERILIS 1874

Kerilis H5; fell in France 1874 Nov. 26, 1.84 g

ST. GERMAIN-DU-PINEL 1890

St. Germain-du-Pinel H6; France, fell 1890, 24.11 g, ex coll. ETH Zurich

LANÇON 1897

Lancon 3.8g

HAINAUT 1934

Hainaut H3-6 br.; France; fell very near the French-Belgian frontier in 1934, 2.977 g

Hainaut H3-6 br.; fell 1934 Nov. 26 in France, only 60 m E of the Belgian frontier(!), 1.7 g slice