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Majuba meteorite, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Majuba meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 38' 0'' North , 118° 24' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.63334,-118.41666
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L5 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L5
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Humboldt119 (2011)14.3km
Imlay171 (2011)22.7km
Lovelock1,878 (2017)50.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
64224
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64224:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


330gm Stone chondrite. Found in 1999.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

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