Orgueil | |
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Type | Chondrite |
Class | Carbonaceous chondrite |
Group | CI1 |
Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Coordinates | 43°53′N 1°23′E / 43.883°N 1.383°E[1] |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | May 14, 1864 |
TKW | 14 kg |
Original painting of an individual fragment from the Orgueil meteorite |
Orgueil is a scientifically important carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell in southwestern France in 1864.