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| Basic information | Name: Ivanpah Dry Lake This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: United States Mass:  1128 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 16 Apr 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Ivanpah Dry Lake 35°29.14’N, 115°20.47’W California, United States Find: 1 Jan 2014 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: This stone was found by J. Franske while he was hunting for meteorites on a dry lake bed. Physical characteristics: This rounded, 1128 g stone was found in two pieces about 40 feet apart. Both halves are covered in fresh, black fusion crust. It would appear the stone broke in half upon impact. Petrography: A. Rubin, J. Breen, UCLA, Low-Ca pyroxene exhibits polysynthetic twins. Chondrules contain no clear, isotropic glass. There is abudant metallic Fe-Ni and troilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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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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