Ramlat Fasad 056        18°42.01’N, 53°25.13’E

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2009 Apr 03

Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron)

History: In 2009, a brown lump was discovered at a sabha shore at the foot of a dune in the Ramlat Fasad area, about 55 km NNW of Shisr.

Physical characteristics: Fragile, lamellar, fissured, brown lump, stained light brown and light blue-green. The brown lamellae are 1.0-1.5 mm wide.

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Microscopic examination of a polished section shows red-brown matrix with a few broken grains with metallic luster and rare, tiny metal specks.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Oxidized matrix: Fe 43±7, Ni 8±4, Co 0.5, P 0.7, S 0.1 wt.% (n=14). Kamacite: Ni 6.7, Co 0.8, P 0.1 wt.-% (n=2). Phosphide: Fe 49±5, Ni 39±4, P 12±1, Co 0.2 wt.% (n=7).

Classification: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart): relict iron (medium octahedrite)

Specimens: Main mass Bart; type specimen of 21 g Kiel.