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Shişr 043 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Shişr 043 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Oman Mass: 8.27 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 341 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Has cedilla under second s | ||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Shişr 043 Oman Found 2003, January 21 Iron, medium octahedrite (IIIAB) A single iron of 8267 g weight was found in the desert, about two thirds buried in soil, by A. Al-Kathiri, B. Hofmann, U. Krähenbühl and M. Eggimann. Description and classification: (E. Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE; U. Krähenbühl, UBE): Slightly elongated mass showing only minor rusting, partially smooth, partially rough surface with octahedral cleavage indicates several breakup-events. Undeformed Widmannstätten pattern, kamacite bandwidth 1.0 ± 0.1 mm (n=97), partially preserved metallic fusion crust up to 1.9 mm thick. Bulk metal has Ni = 8.08 wt%, Ga = 18.8 ppm, Ge = 36.2 ppm, Ir =1.8 ppm (classification analysis U. Krähenbühl, by ICP-OES/ICP-MS). All specimens: NMBE. | ||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB88 Table 5 Line 493: |
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Institutions and collections |
NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern
Bernastrasse 15
CH-3005 Bern
Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012) NMB: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012) UBE: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 26 unapproved names) This is 1 of 3998 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 441 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||
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