VOUILLE Chondrite Meteorite French Historic Fall From 1831

Name: VOUILLE Chondrite Meteorite French Historic Fall From 1831
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VOUILLE L6 Chondrite Meteorite. French Historic Fall From 1831. Fell 13th May. 2.62g part slice with small edge of fusion crust. Provenance from John Schooler.

Info from the Meteorite Bulletin

Vouillé

Basic information

Name: Vouillé
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1831
Country: France
Mass: 20 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12195 approved meteorites (plus 7 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Catalogs:

Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo
Search for this meteorite in the Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide database (Siena, Italy):

References:

Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Christophe PICQ
Corey Kuo
Dominik Stoeckli
Jean-Michel Masson
Michael Mulgrew
Peter Marmet
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

France

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(46° 38’N, 0° 10’E)
Recommended::	(46° 38’N, 0° 10’E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Poitou-Charentes, France
This is 1 of 77 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)