Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Lucerne Valley 009

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Lucerne Valley 009

Basic information

Name: Lucerne Valley 009
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LV 009
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1965
Country: United States
Mass: 3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	H4
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 4
  Line 9:

Date:	Apr 1965
Mass (g):	3
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.7 ± 0.2
Classifier:	University of California, Los Angeles
Finder:	Darryl Futrell
Comments:	Main mass, GO; paired LV 006

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)

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Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Darryl Futrell

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 30'N, 116° 57'W)
Recommended::	(34° 30'N, 116° 57'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 269 approved meteorites from California, United States (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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