Country: France
State/District: Charente
Co-ordinates: 45°18'N 0°14'E
Date of fall: 1966, June 27 1540
Total known weight: 271 kg
Number of pieces: 8
Type: Stone. Ordinary chondrite, brecciated, gas rich, black
Mineral analyses: Total iron: 20.17%
Olivine Fa31.9, Stddev. 0.9
Pyroxene Fs24.0, Stddev. 0.7
orthopyroxene: En74.5 Fs24.0 Wo1.5
clinopyroxene: En46.2 Fs9.7 Wo44.1
kamacite: 5.04% Ni, 2.67% Co
Pairings: not known
Synonyms: Saint-Severin; Saint Severin; Saint Séverin; St. Séverin; St. Severin
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Eight stones totalling 271kg were recovered, Met. Bull. 1967 (39), (40), Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p.89, 94. Structure and composition of plagioclase, W.R.van Schmus and P.H.Ribbe, GCA, 1968, 32, p.1327. Chemical analysis, O.Müller, Z. Naturforsch., 1968, 23a, p.48. Analysis of cosmogenic radionuclides and noble gases near the surface, K.Marti et al., Meteorite Research, ed. P.M.Millman, D.Reidel, Dordrecht-Holland, 1969, p.246; see also, F.Begemann et al., Meteorite Research, ed. P.M.Millman, D.Reidel, Dordrecht-Holland, 1969, p.265. Study on charged particle-track and ablation loss, Y.Cantelaube et al., Meteorite Research, ed. P.M.Millman, D.Reidel, Dordrecht-Holland, 1969, p.705; see also, D.Lal et al., Meteorite Research, ed. P.M.Millman, D.Reidel, Dordrecht-Holland, 1969, p.275. Further analysis, 20.17% total Fe, E.Jarosewich and B.Mason, GCA, 1969, 33, p.411. Xe isotopic composition, I-Xe age, F.A.Podosek, GCA, 1970, 34, p.341. Cosmogenic radionuclide data, P.J.Cressy,Jr., GCA, 1970, 34, p.771. Minor and trace element composition of mineral separates, B.Mason and A.L.Graham, Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci., 1970, (3). K-Ar dating, F.A.Podosek, GCA, 1971, 35, p.157. Uranium content, D.E.Fisher, GCA, 1972, 36, p.15. Oxygen isotopic composition, N.Onuna et al., GCA, 1972, 36, p.157. Partial INAA, R.A.Schmitt et al., Meteoritics, 1972, 7, p.131. C-14 data, W.Born, Meteoritics, 1973, 8, p.328 (abs.). Noble gas concentrations, L.Schultz et al., Meteoritics, 1973, 8, p.435; P.Signer, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1976, 30, p.191. REE abundances, A.Masuda et al., GCA, 1973, 37, p.239. Nitrogen content, B.K.Kothari and P.S.Goel, GCA, 1974, 38, p.1493. Xe and Kr isotopes in whitlockite, R.S.Lewis, GCA, 1975, 39, p.417. Tungsten, Co and Mo contents in separates, K.Imamura and M.Honda, GCA, 1976, 40, p.1073. Oxygen isotopic composition of mineral fractions, R.N.Clayton et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1976, 30, p.10. Water and deuterium content, F.Robert et al., Meteoritics, 1977, 12, p.349 (abs.). Infrared photometry, albedo, JHK colors, M.Leake et al., Meteoritics, 1978, 13, p.101. Exposure age based on spallogenic Mn-53 content, P.Englert and W.Herr, GCA, 1978, 42, p.1635. U-Th-Pb and Rb-Sr study, G.Manhes et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1978, 39, p.14. Ti, Zr and Hf abundances, M.Shima, GCA, 1979, 43, p.353. Noble gas abundances in acid-resistant residues, L.Alaerts et al., GCA, 1979, 43, p.1399. Pu and uranium distribution, fission track study, J.H.Jones and D.S.Burnett, GCA, 1979, 43, p.1895. Magnetic properties, T.Nagata, Mem. Nat. Inst. Polar Res., Tokyo, 1979, (12), p.223. TEM study of shock effects, J.R.Ashworth, Meteoritics, 1980, 15, p.105. Uranium isotopic composition, J.H.Chen and G.J.Wasserburg, Geophys. Res. Lett., 1980, 7, p.275. Noble gas retention chronologies, C.M.Hohenberg et al., GCA, 1981, 45, p.535. Magnetic properties, tetrataenite-rich, T.Nagata and M.Funaki, Mem. Nat. Inst. Polar Res., Tokyo, 1982, (25), p.222; see also, Mem. Nat. Inst. Polar Res., Tokyo, 1986, (41), p.364; T.Nagata et al., Papers 15th Symp. Ant. Met., NIPR Tokyo, 1990, p.58 (abs.). Study of REE fractionation in phosphates, D.S.Woolum et al., LPSC, 1983, 14, p.859 (abs.). Ni concentration profiles in metal grains, cooling rates, J.Willis and J.I.Goldstein, J. Geophys. Res., 1983, 88 (suppl.), p.B287. Al-26 and Mn-53 data, Ne-21 exposure ages, U.Herpers and P.Englert, J. Geophys. Res., 1983, 88 (suppl.), p.B312. Be-10 data, R.K.Moniot et al., GCA, 1983, 47, p.1887. Be-10 contents of core sample, C.Tuniz et al., GCA, 1984, 48, p.1867. Pu and U contents of apatite and merrillite, S.De Chazal et al., Meteoritics, 1984, 19, p.216 (abs.). References, A.L.Graham et al., Cat. Met., 1985, p.310. Pu, Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic composition of phospates, J.C.Brannon et al., LPSC, 1987, 18, p.121 (abs.). Abundances of cosmic-ray-produced Kr in core samples, B.Lavielle et al., LPSC, 1987, 18, p.539 (abs.). Hydrogen isotopic composition, F.Robert et al., GCA, 1987, 51, p.1807. Kr-Kr exposure age, O.Eugster, LPSC, 1988, 19, p.311 (abs.). Pu, U, and Nd abundances in merrillite and apatite, G.Crozaz et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1989, 93, p.157. Analysis of olivine, Fa30.3, and kamacite, A.E.Rubin, GCA, 1990, 54, p.1219. Composition and structure of metal particles, C.E.Holland-Duffield et al., Meteoritics, 1991, 26, p.97; see also, LPSC, 1990, 21, p.303 (abs.). Cosmogenic nuclide depth profiles, Ne-21 exposure ages, R.Michel et al., Meteoritics, 1991, 26, p.221; see also, I.Leya et al., MAPS, 2000, 35, p.259. Spectral study, black, gas-rich ordinary chondrite, D.T.Britt and C.M.Pieters, Meteoritics, 1991, 26, p.279. Oxygen isotopic composition, R.N.Clayton et al., GCA, 1991, 55, p.2317. Uranium and Th isotope data, J.H.Chen et al., LPSC, 1992, 23, p.223 (abs.). Bulk analysis of Ni-rich spinels in fusion crust, E.Robin et al., LPSC, 1992, 23, p.1159 (abs.); see also, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1992, 108, p.181. Magnetic properties, S.J.Morden and D.W.Collinson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1992, 109, p.185. Study of superstructure of isolated crystal of tetrataenite, T.Tagai et al., Meteoritics, 1992, 27, p.295 (abs.). Partial melting experiments, A.J.G.Jurewicz et al., LPSC, 1993, 24, p.739 (abs.); see also, LPSC, 1994, 25, p.651 (abs.), J.C.McGuire and A.J.G.Jurewicz, LPSC, 1994, 25, p.879 (abs.); A.J.G.Jurewicz et al., GCA, 1995, 59, p.391; A.A.Ariskin et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.123. Boron abundance and isotopic composition, M.Zhai and D.M.Shaw, Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.607; see also, M.Zhai et al., GCA, 1996, 60, p.4877. Cosmic-ray exposure age 15.7 Ma, T.Graf and K.Marti, Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.643. Nitrogen and noble gas isotopic composition, K.Hashizume and N.Sugiura, GCA, 1995, 59, p.4057; see also, Papers 14th Symp. Ant. Met., NIPR Tokyo, 1989, p.108 (abs.). Isotopic molecule mass compositions of nitrogen, N.Sugiura et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p.646. REE analysis by ICP-MS, K.Shinotsuka et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p.694. Pb-Pb age of phosphate, R.H.Brazzle and C.M.Hohenberg, LPSC, 1996, 27, p.155 (abs.). Kr-80 and Xe-128 abundances in phosphates and feldspar, I-Xe age, R.H.Brazzle and C.M.Hohenberg, MAPS, 1996, 31, p.A20 (abs.). TEM and AEM study of opaque inclusions; mineral analysis, olivine Fa31.9, orthopyroxene Fs24.0, H.Leroux et al., MAPS, 1996, 31, p.767. Cooling rate determination based on size of island region in cloudy zone of taenite, C.-W.Yang et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.423. Re-Os systematics, J.H.Chen et al., LPSC, 1997, 28, p.221 (abs.); see also, J.H.Chen et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.A27 (abs.). Study of trace element partitioning between plagioclase/phosphate and clinopyroxene, H.C.Connolly,Jr. et al., LPSC, 1997, 28, p.251 (abs.). Eu valence state distribution, H.C.Connolly,Jr. et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.A30 (abs.). Residual mineral assemblage calculated from partial melting of bulk material, C.K.Shearer et al., Meteoritics, 1992, 27, p.877. Major, minor and trace element abundances in magnetic and non-magnetic fractions, P.Kong and M.Ebihara, GCA, 1997, 61, p.2317. Study of metal phase microstructure formed at low temperatures, C.-W.Yang et al., GCA, 1997, 61, p.2943. Rb-Sr isotopic composition of troilite, J.L.Birck and C.J.Allègre, MAPS, 1998, 33, p.647. Re-Os data on whole rock, troilite, and metal, J.H.Chen et al., GCA, 1998, 62, p.3379. Absolute and relative I-Xe ages for phosphate and feldspar separates, R.H.Brazzle et al., GCA, 1999, 63, p.739; see also, O.V.Pracdivtseva and C.M.Hohenberg, LPSC, 1999, 30, abs. #2047. Cosmogenic nuclide Fe-60 activity depth profiles, K.Knie et al., MAPS, 1999, 34, p.729. Microstructures and compositions of metal grains, H.Leroux et al., MAPS, 2000, 35, p.569. Modal mineralogy and mineral chemistry, H.K.Gastineau-Lyons et al., MAPS, 2002, 37, p.75. Mn-Cr isotope systematics, D.P.Glavin and G.W.Lugmair, LPSC, 2003, 34, abs. #1276. Magnetic susceptibility, P.Rochette et al., MAPS, 2003, 38, p.251. Density and porosity, S.L.Wilkinson et al., MAPS, 2003, 38, p.1533.
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