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A French Meteorite

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 11 June 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - 81 ter, boulevard des Belges - 76000 Rouen

This 178.5 lbs (81-kg) metallic meteorite, a IIIAB siderite octahedrite, was found in Saint-Aubin, in the Aube, in 1968.

Metallic meteorite, IIIAB siderite octahedrite, found 1968, 81 kg/178.57 pounds,... A French Meteorite

Metallic meteorite, IIIAB siderite octahedrite, found 1968, 81 kg/178.57 pounds, 34 x 48 x 28 cm/13.38 x 18.89 x 11.02 cm.
Estimate: €15,000/20,000

In 1968, a farmer in Saint-Aubin, in the Aube (north-eastern France), discovered a meteorite in his field. He stashed it away in his barn for decades before a 2002…
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