San Emigdio meteorite, San Emigdio Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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San Emigdio meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
San Emigdio Mountains | Mountain Range |
Kern County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 119° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~14km
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Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
218265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218265:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e868951b-f3cb-4d93-b336-b5e934a1bcc3
A chondrite meteorite at 36 kg found about 1887 in the San Emigdio Mountains by a prospector.
This stone was comprised of 6.21% Ni-iron.
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2 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ 'Nickel-iron' |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Troilite (?) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Nickel-iron' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
- Great Valley DomainDomain
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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