Carbonaceous Chondrite / CV3 / Vigarano Meteorite
Meteorite Name : Vigarano
Type : CV3. Carbonaceous chondrite (Vigarano Group, Type 3)
Country : Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara
Date of Fall :1910, January 22 (11h30hrs)
Tkw : 15 Kg (approx)
After detonations, a stone of about 11.5kg was seen to fall, and a month later a second stone of 4.5kg was found. Description, A.Rosati, Atti R. Accad. Lincei, Roma, 1910, 19, (1), p.841, A.Rosati, Atti R. Accad. Classification, name to be used for the CV (Vigarano-) subtype of carbonaceous chondrite, olivine Fa5.6, W.R.Van Schmus, Meteorite Research, ed.