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Oiuru 001
Basic information Name: Oiuru 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: Libya
Mass:help 450 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 109  (2020)  Iron, IVB
Recommended:  Iron, IVB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVB irons, and Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 13 Jun 2020
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Writeup from MB 109:

Oiuru 001        22°24.2’N, 18°33.0’E

Murzuq, Libya

Find: 2016 Mar 25

Classification: Iron meteorite (IVB)

History: (Dieter Heinlein). While prospecting for gold in the desert region of Kufra, southern Libya, a chunk of iron was found buried in a depth of about two meters. The finding site is near Egay Zuma, not far from the village of Wath, close to the border between Libya and Chad.

Physical characteristics: (Dieter Heinlein). The mass of the irregular chunk of meteoritic iron is about 450 kg, the dimensions are 94 × 47 × 45 cm.

Petrography: Iron meteorite

Geochemistry: (Xiaosong Li, FRM II). Composition of the metal obtained by using INAA: Ni = 18.2, Co = 0.79 (both in wt%), Ga = 0.21, Ir = 15.7 (both in ppm) and very low Ge.

Classification: Iron, Ataxite, IVB

Specimens: Type Specimens: 20.9 g, IfP; the main mass is with the finder.

Data from:
  MB109
  Table 0
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State/Prov/County:Murzuq
Origin or pseudonym:Desert and mountain
Date:2016 Mar 25
Latitude:22°24.2'N
Longitude:18°33.0'E
Mass (g):450000
Pieces:1
Class:Iron, IVB
Classifier:Xiaosong Li, FRM II, Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85747 Garching, Germany, and Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstr. 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany
Type spec mass (g):20.9
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:The main mass is with the finder
Finder:Anonymous
Comments:Submitted by D. Heinlein
Institutions
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Heinlein: Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstrasse 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (22° 24' 12"N, 18° 33' 0"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites from Murzuq, Libya
     This is 1 of 1550 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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