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Owens Valley meteorite, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~52km
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
IIIAB iron meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Iron, IIIAB
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
210331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210331:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A meteorite fall located about 22 miles NW of Big Pine.

An octahedrite meteorite at 193 kg (1913), with a Ni content of 8.53%.

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2 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)

List of minerals for each chemical element

FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

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References

Merrill, George Perkins (1922), A meteoric iron from Owens Valley, California: Nat. Acad. Sci. Mem. 19 4th. Mem, 7 pp.: 1-7
Goldstein, Joseph I, Short, James M (1967) The iron meteorites, their thermal history and parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10) 1733-1770 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90120-2p.1743
Goldstein, J.I. (1969) The classification of iron meteorites. In: P.M. Millman (Editor), Meteorite Research, D. Reidel, Dordecht-Holland: 734
Scott, E.R.D., Wasson, J.T. and Buchwald, V.F. (1973) The chemical classification of iron meteorites, VII. A reinvestigation of irons with Ge concentrations between 25 and 80 ppm. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1957
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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