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| Basic information | Name: Lucerne Valley 028 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LV 028 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: United States Mass:  3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 121 approved meteorites classified as CK4. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Sep 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 90:
Lucerne Valley 028 34°29′25′′N, 116°57′34′′W San Bernardino County, California, USA Find: 11 October 2003 Carbonaceous chondrite (CK4) History: Two small dark gray stones weighing 3.0 g (LV 028) and 10.1 g (LV 029) were found within 100 meters of each other by R. Matson while searching for meteorites on Lucerne Dry Lake. Six additional fragments (LV 030, 031, 032, 035, 036, and 037) were found during detailed searches in March 2004, scattered over a linear kilometer. Total mass is 36.61 g. Petrography: (A. E. Rubin, UCLA) The meteorites contain ~15 vol% chondrules with a mean apparent diameter of ~500 µm. Chondrule types include BO, PO, and POP. The principal opaque phases are magnetite and pyrrhotite. The magnetite occurs both as small grains and as clumps as large as 250 µm. The pyrrhotite is moderately abundant. Olivine (Fa33.2±0.4), groundmass of 25–50 µm. Classification: The stones are carbonaceous (CK4); moderate shock. Specimens: A 7.33 g type specimen is on deposit at UCLA. RMatson holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB90 Table 4 Line 4: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) RMatson: Rob Matson, 1 Veneto, Newport Coast, CA 92657, United States (private address; updated 22 May 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 269 approved meteorites from California, United States (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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