Ridgecrest meteorite, Spangler Hills, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities. | |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 33' 2'' North , 117° 31' 5'' West (est.) |
Margin of Error: | ~0km |
A meteorite fall located near the center of the boundary between secs. 16 & 17, T27S, R41E, MDM, 5 miles S of Ridgecrest (Kern County) in the NW-sloping pediment of the Spangler Hills.
An ordinary chondrite meteorite at only 9.7 grams (May, 1958).
Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
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References
Humiston, Lee E. (1963), A preliminary report on the Ridgecrest, California, meteorite, a new aerolite (C-1176,356): Meteorites: 2: 50-51.
Leonard, Frederick Charles (1963), Further remarks on the Ridgecrest, California, aerolite (CB – 1176,356): Meteoritics: 2: 52-53.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.
Verish, R. S. (2003) Ridgecrest - New Classification, Recovery Information, 66th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting.
Leonard, Frederick Charles (1963), Further remarks on the Ridgecrest, California, aerolite (CB – 1176,356): Meteoritics: 2: 52-53.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.
Verish, R. S. (2003) Ridgecrest - New Classification, Recovery Information, 66th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting.