Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Lucerne Valley 015

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Lucerne Valley 015

Basic information

Name: Lucerne Valley 015
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LV 015
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: United States
Mass: 12.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	LL6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2890 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 4
  Line 15:

Date:	25 Oct 1998
Latitude:	34°30.57'N
Longitude:	116°57.35'W
Mass (g):	12.5
Class:	LL6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	30.9 ± 0.1
Classifier:	University of California, Los Angeles
Finder:	Bob Verish
Comments:	Main mass, GO

Institutions
and collections

Verish: Robert Verish, Meteorite-Recovery Lab, P.O. Box 463084, Escondido, CA 92046, United States; Website (private address; updated 27 May 2009)

Catalogs:

References:

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

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
by Robert Verish

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 31'N, 116° 57'W)
Recommended::	(34° 30' 34"N, 116° 57' 21"W)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 269 approved meteorites from California, United States (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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