An achondrite from a basaltic flow on its parent body. It has shiny, black fusion crust.
Location: France
Mont Dieu
About 50 heavily weathered masses of iron, ranging from 400g to 95kg, totalling more than 360kg in weight, were found in the forrest of Mont Dieu, J.N.Grossman, Met. Bull. 81, MAPS, 1997, 32, p.A159. Reported, with classification, mineralogy and chemical analysis, A.Desrousseaux et al., MAPS, 1996, 31, p.A36. Find circumstances, A.Carion, Meteorite!, 1997, 3(2), p.32.
Saint Séverin
Eight stones totalling 271kg were recovered, Met. Bull. 1967 (39), (40), Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p.89, 94. Structure and composition of plagioclase, W.R.van Schmus and P.H.Ribbe, GCA, 1968, 32, p.1327. Chemical analysis, O.M.
Kernouve
A conical stone of about 80kg fell after detonations and appearance of a fireball, de Limur, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1869, 68, p.1338, M.H.Hey, Cat. Met., 1966, p.237. Doubtful analysis, F.Pisani, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1869, 68, p.1489, A.Lacroix, Bull. Mus. d’Hist. Nat. Paris, 1927, 33, p.439. Partial INAA, R.A.Schmitt et al., Meteoritics, 1972, 7, p.131. Volatile trace element abundances, J.C.Laul et al., GCA, 1973, 37, p.329. Infrared photometry, albedo, JHK colors, M.Leake et al., Meteoritics, 1978, 13, p.101. Porosity, C.Michel-L
Agen
I am certain that you will learn with interest that a new aerolite fall just occurred over several towns of this district. I didn’t have the time to recover much information on this phenomenon, but here are its main characteristics:The 5th of this month, a few minutes before noon, under a clear sky and a wind coming from North, a terrible detonation was heard and several stones fell on the towns of Monclair, Granges, Castelmoron and others. Following the account of the mayors of these towns, some of the stones plunged into the ground down to 4 to 5 feet deep. I said a terrible detonation since being in St. Amans, 20 to 25 kilometers from the towns I just cited, the doors and windows of my house shook twice, as if a canon fired or if thunder stroke at proximity. Surprised by such a phenomenon, which could not be caused by a storm, I went outside persuaded that an aerolite fell nearby.Collected stones were hot at the instant of their fall. A few are the size of a head. Until now, I only saw a small fragment of these aerolites. It didn’t display any characteristic that could distinguish it from all others I had the chance to examine. Only it appeared more friable than those. It is vain to tell you that people were very alarmed by this phenomenon. Our countrymen imagined the worst: some the fall of a comet, some others the consequences of an important political event, the most educated announced the end of the world. References:Gordon, S.G. (1934), Meteorites in the Collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, 35 (for 1933), pp 223-231 Saint-Amans, H.F.B. de (1814), Details sur une chute d’aerolithes aux environs d’Agen. Bibliothque Britannique, 57, pp 194-198 Website: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, http://www.ansp.org/