Copyright - M.Bandli - Historic Meteorites

ALBARETO
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Fell July, 1766 - L/LL4 Chondrite

Collection No. B255.1 -  a 0.605 gram part slice originating from a sample deaccessioned from the University of Modena, Italy via Matteo Chinellato. A few labels pictured below.

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In 1766, Domenico Troili published the first monograph on a meteorite - Albareto. Please click the image to the left to be taken to a page with Troili's account of Albareto and a write-up on this most historic and rare publication.