Orgueil
Seen to fall in 1864 in France · 14 kg recovered · CI1
Orgueil is the heaviest of the five CI1 falls. It is the heaviest of the two CI1 falls recorded in France. Saint-Sauveur came down only 17 km to the south, in 1914.
- Recorded position
- 43.883° N, 1.383° E
The map is centred on Orgueil. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie 21 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Sauveur | 1914 | EH5 | 14 kg | 17 km south |
| 2 | Toulouse | 1812 | H6 | 1 kg | 32 km south |
| 3 | Agen | 1814 | H5 | 30 kg | 72 km north-west |
| 4 | Montferré | 1923 | H5 | 149 kg | 72 km south-east |
| 5 | Galapian | 1826 | H6 | 133 g | 91 km north-west |
| 6 | Ausson | 1858 | L5 | 50 kg | 110 km south-west |
What CI1 means
CI1 is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CI (Ivuna type) group, petrologic type 1, the most water-altered texture. Orgueil is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls. The nearest other CI1 fall is Alais in France, 218 km away. In date order among CI1 falls, the one before Orgueil is Alais (1806, France) and the one after is Tonk (1911, India).
Orgueil in France’s record
In date order Orgueil is number 37 of the 58 falls recorded in France, which run from 1491 to 2002. By recovered mass Orgueil comes 16th of 58 there. The fall recorded before Orgueil in France is Sologne (1860); the next is St. Mesmin (1866).
The 1860s
Orgueil is one of 56 falls dated to the 1860s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1864: Nerft in Latvia, Dolgovoli in Ukraine.