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Rosamond Dry Lake meteorite, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USAi
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Rosamond Dry Lake meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Rosamond- not defined -
Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 49' 60'' North , 118° 4' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.83333,-118.06667
GeoHash:
G#: 9qhn1m4qz
GRN:
N24W69
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rosamond18,150 (2011)9.5km
Edwards Air Force Base2,063 (2013)15.1km
Lancaster161,103 (2017)16.3km
Quartz Hill10,912 (2011)25.1km
Mojave4,238 (2011)26.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral ClubLancaster, California16km
Palmdale Gem & Mineral ClubPalmdale, California29km
Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyTehachapi, California48km
Mindat Locality ID:
211140
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211140:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A meteorite fall on Rosamond Dry Lake, about 4 miles SSE of Rosamond, on military reservation land (Edwards Air Force Base).

An ordinary chondrite meteorite with Ni-Fe, at about 850 grams (November 24, 1940).

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)

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References

Whitney, W.T. (1941), A recently discovered aerolite from Rosamond Dry Lake, California: Popular Astronomy: 49: 291
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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