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A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PINTO MOUNTAINS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CHONDRITE (CN = 1161,337:) *
Author(s) -
LaPaz Lincoln
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1955.tb01351.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , geology , chondrite , ordinary chondrite , geochemistry , astrobiology , physics
Abstract This report relates to the finding and identification of the Pinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, chondrite (CN = 1161,337:), the 14th meteorite found in California, and the largest aerolite so far recovered in that state and preserved. A description is given of the surface features of the Pinto Mountains stone and also of the fault‐surfaces and the rich chondritic structure characterizing the interior of this meteorite. On the basis of the features described, it is concluded that Pinto Mountains is a crystalline spherulitic chondrite C(ck).