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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 028 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RF 028 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Oman Mass:  279 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 848 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 10 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Ramlat Fasad 028 18°40.478’N, 53°09.797’E Zufar, Oman Find: 05.02.15 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: A single stone was found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Dark-brown single stone, wind-ablated with protruding chondrules, partly preserved fusion crust. Petrography: (B. Hofmann, NMBE, Å. Rosén, Bern and E. Gnos, MHNGE) Typical chondritic texture with very well defined chondrules. Mean apparent chondrule size 0.78±0.40 mm (N = 103). Geochemistry: (Å. Rosén, Bern) Olivine compositions are Fa23.6±7.2, range Fa7.0-41.1 (N = 64). Fa by XRD is 27.5. Orthopyroxene compositions are Fs14.9±8.1Wo1.4±1.3, range Fs2.6-29.1Wo2-4.5 (N = 37). Cathodoluminescence (E. Gnos, MHNGE) shows dominant blue colors, with some chondrules showing red and yellow luminescence. Olivines in red-yellow luminescent chondrules have Fa0.5-5.1 (N = 68). Classification: Based on mineral compositions and chondrule size this is an L chondrite. The petrologic type is ~3.5-3.7 based on silicate heterogeneity but the sample contains some lower petrographic grade material. Shock grade S1, weathering W3. Specimens: All at NMBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) 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 Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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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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