CI1 chondrite meteorite
Orgueil meteorite, Orgueil, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France
May 14, 1864, a meteorite fell south of Montauban. It exploded into multiple fragments, the majority being collected in the Orgueil village surroundings, hence its name.
The Tarn and Garonne News of May 17, 1864 reports that "workers returning from their work day between Orgueil and Nohic saw a fiery mass down quickly and breaking along the road ...
© Olivier Mével