Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35 (2000)
© Meteoritical Society, 2000. Printed in USA.
Numerous unpaired meteorites exposed on a deflating playa lake at Lucerne Valley, California
Alan E. Rubin*, Robert S. Verish, Carleton B. Moore and Ronald A. Oriti
*Correspondence author's address: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567, USA; e-mail address: aerubin@ucla.edu
Abstract–Out of 16 well-characterized 1 to 37 g meteorite specimens
recovered from Lucerne Dry Lake (an approximately 3 × 7 km playa
in the southern Mojave Desert of California), there are 9 separate ordinary
chondrite finds. The ratio of independent meteorites to total number
of specimens (~0.6) is among the highest in the world. This is due
to lack of initial deep burial of the small meteorites, significant deflation
of the lake exposing falls of individual stones (or small numbers of paired
meteorites), and the absence of a large meteorite shower in the region.
Playas appear to be excellent candidates for high-yield meteorite-collecting
areas.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35 (2000)
© Meteoritical Society, 2000. Printed in USA.
The meteorite collection of Museu Nacional-Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M. E. Zucolotto*, W. A. Andrade and V. C. Klein
*Correspondence author's address: Departamento de Geologia e Paleontologia, Museu Nacional-Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro 20-940-040, Brazil; e-mail address: zucoloto@acd.ufrj.br
Abstract–The catalogue for the meteorite collection of Museu
Nacional-Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is presented.
The collection contains 45 iron meteorites, 45 chondrites, 9 achondrites,
and 5 stony-iron meteorites. It houses 39 of the 50 Brazilian meteorites
so far reported. The collection also includes some tektites, fulgurites,
natural glasses, and some mislabeled meteorites not reported here.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35 (2000)
© Meteoritical Society, 2000. Printed in USA.
The meteorite collection of the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide in Siena
Luigi Folco* and Nadia Rastelli
*Correspondence author's address: Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Via Laterina 8, 53100 Siena, Italy; e-mail address: folco@unisi.it
Abstract–The catalogue for the meteorite collection of Siena's
Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide is presented. The collection primarily
contains meteorites recovered from the Antarctic by the Italian National
Programme for Antarctic Research but also includes specimens from various
locations around the world. To date (April 2000), the collection
totals 722 specimens. Of these, 533 specimens are classified, including
500 chondrites, 21 achondrites, 3 stony-iron meteorites, and 9 iron meteorites.
Previous page 
Top