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Ramlat as Sahmah 273

Basic information

Name: Ramlat as Sahmah 273
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: RaS 273
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass: 163.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 97	(2010)	L4-6
Recommended:			L4-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L4-6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 27 Dec 2009

Data from:
  MB97
  Table 5
  Line 72:

State/Prov/County:	Oman
Date:	Jan 16, 2008
Latitude:	20°31.181'N
Longitude:	56°7.412'E
Mass (g):	163.3
Pieces:	26
Class:	L4-6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	23.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	19.3
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2
Classifier:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	163.3
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	A. Al-Kathiri,B. Hofmann, A. Grimberg. Brecciated
Comments:	brecciated; submitted by Beda Hofmann. Comment accidentally omitted from MB97

Institutions
and collections

NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(20° 31' 11"N, 56° 7' 25"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1753 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 81 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3998 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 441 unapproved names)

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