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Superior Valley 014 meteorite, Superior Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Superior Valley 014 meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Superior ValleyValley
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 14' 10'' North , 117° 2' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.23611,-117.04222
GeoHash:
G#: 9qkb2ws3n
GRN:
N24W69
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
Acapulcoite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Acapulcoite
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fort Irwin8,845 (2011)32.6km
Barstow23,692 (2017)37.6km
Lenwood3,543 (2011)40.3km
Barstow Heights24,202 (2006)40.7km
Silver Lakes5,623 (2017)60.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral SocietyBarstow, California38km
Mindat Locality ID:
339441
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339441:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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4 valid minerals.

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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)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)

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