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| Basic information | Name: Rammya This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1996 Country: Morocco Mass:  2.48 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
Rammya Morocco Found 1996, summer Ordinary chondrite (H5) More than 150 fragments that probably came from a single weathered mass, with a total weight of 2481 g, were found together ~ 40 km southeast of Erfoud. Classification and mineralogy (G. Kurat, NHMV): olivine, Fa18.0; pyroxene, Fs15.9Wo1.1; kamacite contains 0.5 wt% Co; a complex, veined breccia. Specimens: type specimen, 18.05 g, NHMV; main mass, Mr. Vincent Jacques, Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgium. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
NHMV: Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria, Austria; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Jan 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 62 approved meteorites from Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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