Albareto
Albareto
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	L/LL4
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Coordinates	44°39′N 11°01′E / 44.65°N 11.017°E / 44.65; 11.017Coordinates: 44°39′N 11°01′E / 44.65°N 11.017°E / 44.65; 11.017[1]
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	July 1766
Total Known Weight (TKW)	2 kg

Albareto is a meteorite which in July 1766 fell near the frazione Albareto, of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. (This town is very often erroneously confused with Albareto in the province of Parma.)

[edit] Composition and classification

Albareto is a transitional ordinary chondrite between the L and the LL group. It belongs to the petrologic type 4.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Albareto

[edit] See also

• Meteorite
• Ordinary chondrite