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Basic information | Name: Crescent Valley 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: CV 002 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: United States Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6426 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 31 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 109:
Crescent Valley 002 (CV 002) 40°25.754’N, 116°30.729’W Nevada, United States Find: 2013 Oct 22 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: This nearly whole individual was recovered 315 m SSE of Crescent Valley 001 by Robert Verish while he was searching for meteorites at the south end of a small drylake. Physical characteristics: This 6.4 g orangish-brown, rectangular, nearly whole stone has a rough exterior, which has had its fusion cust weathered-away. A cut surface reveals visible chondrules, metal-grains and many fractures filled-in with weathering-products. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Sample contains well-defined chondrules (Av. 500 μm). Sample is heavily weathered and contains numerous interconnected Fe-oxide veins; metal and troilite absent. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.6±0.5, n=12), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs16.9±0.8Wo1.1±0.2, n=13). Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H4) Specimens: 1.7 grams at UCLA; main mass with Verish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 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) FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010) Verish: Robert Verish, Meteorite-Recovery Lab, P.O. Box 463084, Escondido, CA 92046, United States; Website (private address; updated 27 May 2009) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 158 approved meteorites from Nevada, United States (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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