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| Basic information | Name: Alkhamasin This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1973 Country: Saudi Arabia Mass:  1.2 t | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 61:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE ALKHAMASIN, SAUDI ARABIA, IRON METEORITE Name: ALKHAMASIN Place of find: About 25 km NE. of Alkhamasin, Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia. 20°36'N., 44°53'E. Date of find: 1973 Class and type: Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (IIB). 6.15% Ni. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 1200 kg Circumstances of find: Found near a small hill called Abu Hadida on hard sand. It had been known by natives for many years and was recognized in 1973 by staff of the Saudi Educational Institute, Wadi Al Dawasir. The mass is now at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Source: Dr. A.A. Almohandis, Department of Geology, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 61, Meteoritics 18, 77-83 (1983)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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