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Ramlat Fasad 006

Basic information

Name: Ramlat Fasad 006
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: RF 006
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2012
Country: Oman
Mass: 16.9 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 103	(2014)	CO3
Recommended:			CO3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Comments:

Approved 28 Jan 2014

Writeup

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Writeup from MB 103:

Ramlat Fasad 006 19°2.163’N, 53°19.205’E

Zufar, Oman

Found: 27 Jan 2012

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3)

History: Found by Salim Al-Shahri, Urs Eggenberger, Martin Fisch, Nicolas Greber and Florian Zurfluh during a search for meteorites on Jan. 27, 2012.

Physical characteristics: Two dark brown fragments with a total of 16.85 g, no fusion crust preserved.

Petrography: (E. Gnos, MHNGE and B. Hofmann, NMBE) The meteorite consists of up to 0.6 mm sized chondrules (average size 0.22±0.11 mm n=128) constituting appprox. 65 vol%, and dark matrix (approx. 35 vol%). Abundant troilite shows little oxidation, iron metal is partially oxidized.

Geochemistry: (N. Greber, Bern) Olivine compositions are Fa_5.7-50.4, median Fa_37.8(n=40), pyroxene compositions are Fs_1.1-41.9Wo_1.0-44.3, median Fs_4.0Wo_1.9(n=13). Oxygen isotopes: (R. Greenwood, OU) gave δ¹⁸O=0.38, δ¹⁷O=-3.93, Δ¹⁷O= -4.13 (all per mil).

Classification: CO3 based on petrography, matrix abundance, mean chondrule size and oxygen isotopes.

Specimens: All at NMBE.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:	desert plain
Date:	27 Jan 2012
Latitude:	19°2.163'N
Longitude:	53°19.205'E
Mass (g):	16.848
Pieces:	2
Class:	CO3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	5.7-50.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.1-41.9
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.0-44.3
Classifier:	B. Hofmann, E. Gnos, E. Greber
Type spec mass (g):	16.848
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	Urs Eggenberger, Martin Fisch, Nicolas Greber, Salim Al-Shahri, Florian Zurfluh
Comments:	Submitted by Beda Hofmann

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Institutions
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NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)
OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011)
MHNGE: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, CH-1211 Genève 6 , Switzerland (institutional address; updated 27 Oct 2011)
Bern: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full

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Geography:

Oman

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 2' 10"N, 53° 19' 12"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4001 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)

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