Matter
Name
Orgueil CI chondrite
Family
Family
extraterrestrial
Database
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
extraterrestrial
Provider
Matthieu Gounelle
Local reference code
Orgueil OM
Object name
Orgueil
Body name
Earth
Place
near Orgueil , Midi-Pyrénées , France

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 43.883° 1.383°
Image
optical image of the so-called OM Orgueil sample made of three pieces
Preparation
raw
Storage condition
was initially stored in a sealed bell-jar (possibly leaking) in Museum Victor Brun of Monauban (France) - a piece was offered to Matthieu Gounelle, who gave us a fragment afterwards
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
bulk
Location in object
interior of meteorite
Shape
irregular
Texture
cemented granular
Type of porosity
porous
Number
1
Mode of mixing
heterogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Orgueil CI chondrite 0.354 1.0
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