[meteorite-list] Falls, finds, Mohave [Mojave] desert

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:39 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C8698E587C_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi All,

Does Sam mean Mohave or Mojave desert? If the latter, then
I assume he's talking California. Here are the published ones:

1. Ivanpah, 1880, Iron-IIIAB, 35d 20'N, 115d 19'W
2. San Emigdio, 1887, H4, ~36d N, 119d W (this is probably not in the
Mojave)
3. Surprise Springs, 1899, Iron-IAB, 34d 10'N, 115d 55'W
4. Valley Wells, 6/10/1929, L6, 35d 28'N, 115d 40'W
5. Muroc, 9/20/1936, L5, S3, W2, 34d 55'N, 117d 50'W
6. Muroc Dry Lake, 9/20/1936, L6, 34d 55'N, 117d 50'W (within 15' of Muroc)
7. Rosamond Dry Lake, 11/24/1940, L, 34d 50'N, 118d 04'W
8. Twentynine Palms #1, 1944, L6, S4, W2, 34d 04.5'N, 116d 01'W
9. Neenach, April 1948, L6, S3, 34d 48'N, 118d 30'W
10. Pinto Mountains, 1953, Iron (UNGR), 34d 0'N, 115d 47'W
11. Twentynine Palms #2, 1955, L6, S4, W2, 34d 04.5'N, 116d 01'W
    (possibly paired with Twentynine Palms #1)
12. Dale Dry Lake, 1957, L3.7, S3, W2, 34d 02'N, 115d 54'W
13. Ridgecrest, May 1958, H5, S2, W2, 35d 35'N, 117d 34'W
14. Needles, 1962, Iron-IID, 34d 26' 39"N, 114d 49' 57" W
15. Lucerne Valley 001-017, various types and dates from July 1963
    to 3/30/1999, ~34d 30'N, 116d 57'W
16. Old Woman, early 1976, Iron-IIAB, 34d 28'N, 115d 14'W
17. Red Rock, 1976, Iron-IIIAB, 35d 25'N, 117d 55'W
18. Zulu Queen, 1976, L3.7, S3, 33d 59'N, 115d 41'W
19. Littlerock, April 1979, H6, 34d 31'N, 117d 59'W
20. Ocotillo, 1990, Iron-IAB, 32d 50'N, 116d 04'W
21. Sheephole Valley, 9/25/1999, H4, S2, W2, 34d 07.5'N, 115d 33.8'W
22. Los Angeles, recognized 10/30/1999, Martian basalt, (location unknown,
    but probably in the Mojave Desert)
23. Silver Dry Lake 001, 5/27/2000, L4, S2, W2, 35d 22.422'N, 116d 07.512'W
24. Danby Dry Lake, 9/17/2000, H6, S2/3, W3, 34d 13'N, 115d 03'W
25. Rabbit Dry Lake, 12/3/2000, L6, S2, W5, 34d 26.74'N, 117d 00.65'W

--Rob
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