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San Emigdio meteorite, Kern County, California, USAi
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San Emigdio meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 59' 36'' North , 119° 10' 59'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N24W70
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
H4 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
H4
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
218265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218265:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A chondrite meteorite at 36 kg found about 1887 in the San Emigdio Mountains by a prospector.

This stone was comprised of 6.21% Ni-iron.

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2 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Nickel-iron'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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References

Merrill, George Perkins (1888), On a new meteorite from the San Emigdio Range, San Bernardino County, California: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: 35: 490-491
Merrill, George Perkins (1889), On the San Emigdio meteorite: US Natural History Museum Proceedings: 11: 161-167.
Whitfield, J.E. (1890), Analyses of six new meteorites: USGS Bulletin 60: 114
Reeds, Chester Albert (1937), Catalog of meteorites: American Museum of Natural History Bulletin 73, Art. 6: 618.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 307, 311.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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