La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g
  • La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g
  • La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g
  • La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g
  • La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g
  • La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g

La Caille Meteorite 87.7 g

$12,800.00

La Caille Meteorite (626 kg)

ungrouped iron, schocked and recrystallized

The meteorite was used for about two centuries as a seat in front of a church

A piece with red painted number from the MNHN, Paris

Weight: 87.7g

Size: 50 x 30 x 20 mm

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La Caille (or Caille) is a famous historic French meteorite classified as an ungrouped iron, schocked and recrystallized. The mass of 626kg was used for about two centuries as a seat in front of the church of La Caille. The big iron was previously transported from the mountain of Audibergue, about 6 miles SE of La Caille, C.P. Brard (1829); G.A. Daubrée (1867).

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