Lot 54
Juvinas
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part II
Auction: 17 August 2011 at 15:00 BST
£2,250
Description
fusion crusted cut slice
Dimensions
15.15g, 2.2 x 2.4 x 1.3cm
Footnote
Juvinas (Libonnes, Entraigues, Ardeche, France) AEUC (stone) - fell 15th June 1821:
After the appearance of a bright fireball and detonations, a stone of 91kg fell near the village of Libonnes.
Being ca-rich, the fusion crust is very shiny and glossy, resembling black glass. In contrast, the inner matrix is pale and light in colour.
Provenance: Museum of Natural History, Paris