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| Basic information | Name: Twentynine Palms This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1944 Country: United States Mass:  19.7 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 52 approved meteorites classified as L. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 24:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. TWENTYNINE PALMS, a little north and 4-5 km. east of Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino Co., California; (φ = 34°4.5' N, λ =116°1' W). Found, about 1944. Stony, gray chondrite. 1 specimen, weight nearly 100 gr. The meteorite was found on the surface of the ground; the stone is covered with rust spots and coated with desert varnish. Visible on the surface are small and unusually deep irregular pits. Partial analysis gave: metal 7.1% (containing 8.62°% Ni), soluble silicate 42.0%, insoluble silicate 51.4%. The meteorite is now at the Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, California, USA). Source: Letter from Dr. John D. Buddhue (Pasadena, USA) to E. L. Krinov, January 23, 1962. Writeup from MB 30: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. TWENTYNINE PALMS, San Bernardino County, California, USA; φ = 34°04'N, λ =115'57'W. FOUND 1955, 19.6 kg. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 24, Moscow (1962) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 263 approved meteorites from California, United States (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1865 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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