Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Lucerne Valley 051

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Lucerne Valley 051

Basic information

Name: Lucerne Valley 051
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LV 051
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: United States
Mass: 6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 91	(2007)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8891 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 28 Mar 2007

Data from:
  MB91
  Table 3
  Line 9:

Origin or pseudonym:	Dry lake
Date:	2003 Nov 15
Latitude:	34°31.5'N
Longitude:	116°57.2'W
Mass (g):	6
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W5
Fayalite (mol%):	24.7 ± 0.3
Classifier:	A. Rubin, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):	2.8
Type spec location:	UCLA
Main mass:	T. Besedin
Finder:	T. Besedin
Comments:	Possibly paired to LV 013, 014, 016

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)
Besedin: No contact information provided. (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)

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Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(34° 31' 30"N, 116° 57' 12"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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