[meteorite-list] Re: Falls, finds, Mohave desert

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:39 2004
Message-ID: <20020102231354.90135.qmail_at_web10406.mail.yahoo.com>

http://www.desertmuseum.org/desertinfo/exh_mohave.html

As the above web page shows, Mohave Co. AZ is not
synonymous with Mohave Desert. So, Dave's description
is correct. There appear to be at least 3 geomorphic
provinces in Mohave County - Colorado Plateau (which
is immediately to the east of Gold Basin), the Sonoran
Desert (which is along the Colorado River), and the
Mojave Desert (which Gold Basin is a part of). As you
can see, these provinces are more separated by
elevation, than by anything else.

Although Mojave and Mohave are supposed to be
synonymous, I find it curious that Arizona web pages
use the term Mohave, while California-related web
sites use the term Mojave. This may add to the
misconception that there is a Mohave Desert in
Arizona, as well as, a Mojave Desert in California.

Bob V.

P.S. - The border that separates the Mojave Desert
from the Great Basin Desert is much more "fuzzy". The
region can be separated climatically into hot and cold
deserts. The lower, hot, Mojave Desert receives most
of its precipitation as RAIN, and the higher, cold,
Great Basin Desert receives most of its moisture as
SNOW.

This distinction is complicated by a strong east-west
elevation gradient that allows more summer rains from
the Gulf of Mexico to reach the eastern regions of the
Great Basin and Mojave than their western regions.

For those of you who are still reading this post,
allow me to say that, contained in the above
description, is information that has much more than a
"casual-relationship" to meteorite recovery.
In fact, it is very relevant.


--------------- Original Message -----------------
[meteorite-list] Falls, finds, Mohave desert

Dave Mouat dmouat_at_dri.edu
Wed, 02 Jan 2002 14:07:47 -0800

Dear All
The Mojave Desert comprises parts of four states
(Calif., Nevada, Utah, and Arizona) with more than
half located in California. Sometimes, one
refers to the Mojave Desert as being that part which
is located just in California but most of the time we
refer to its entire geography. Now,
I'm sure that Sam is just interested in the desert
known as "Mojave", but most tourists or even meteorite
hunters might not be able to
distinguish it from the contiguous parts of adjoining
deserts including the Great Basin and the Sonora
Deserts.
Whew
Dave

Bernd Pauli HD wrote:

> Sam Tough wrote:
>
> > Is there a quick list of falls,
> > finds in the Mohave desert?
>
> Hello Sam and List,
>
> If Mohave County and Mohave desert are identical, I
can come up with:
>
> Bagdad - IIIAB - 34° 32' N / 113° 25' W - Find 1959
> Gold Basin - L4 - 35° 52.5' N / 114° 14' W - Find
1995
> Golden Rule - L5 - 35° 52.4' N / 114° 12' W - Find
1999
> Hualapai Wash - L6 - 35º 51.8' N / 114º 11.6' W -
Find 2000
> King Tut - L5 - 35º 55.4' N / 114º 6.1' W - Find
1997
> Temple Bar - CR - 35º 55' N / 114º 26' W - Find 1998
> Wallapai - IID - 35° 48' N / 113° 42' W - Find 1927
> White Elephant - L4 - 35º 53.4' N / 114º 12.2'W -
Find 1997
> White Hills - MES - 35º 51.4' N / 114º 13.4' W -
Find 1999
> Wikieup - H5 - 34° 42' N / 113° 36' W - Find 1965
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Bernd



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