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The Goose Lake Siderite: California's Largest Known Meteorite
Author(s) -
Leonard Frederick C.
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
contributions of the society for research on meteorites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2813
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1939.tb00225.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , siderite , archaeology , goose , geology , geography , geochemistry , astrobiology , paleontology , biology , pyrite
A bstract A siderite discovered near Goose Lake in northern Modoc County, California, on 1938 October 13, by Messrs. Joseph Secco, Clarence A. Schmidt, and Ira Iverson of Oakland, has recently been identified and just been recovered, through the coöperation of five fellows of the Society for Research on Meteorites, namely, Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Nininger, Professor Earle G. Linsley, Dr. Robert W. Webb, and the writer. This meteorite is by far the largest found up to date in California, the official weight being 2573 pounds (1167 kilograms). The overall dimensions of the mass, which is a medium octahedrite, are 3 ft. 10 in. × 2 ft. 4 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 8 in. Because all of the original fusion crust is lacking, it is inferred that the meteorite is a very old fall.