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Ramlat Fasad 529 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 529 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RF 529 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Oman Mass: 158.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 93 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all] Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 529 18°57.644’N, 53°15.524’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2018 Jan 23 Classification: Primitive achondrite (Acapulcoite) History: A single individual was found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Dark brown, rusty stone, rounded Petrography: (J. Pape, E. Gnos, B. Hofmann) The sample consists dominantly of olivine, orthopyroxene, Ca-rich clinopyroxene and plagioclase. Mostly oxidized Fe-Ni-metal (~10 vol%) and partly altered troilite (~5 vol%). Chromite and graphite are minor constituents. Equigranular texture with a typical grain size of 0.2-0.4 mm with abundant triple junctions among silicates. Veins are filled with weathering products. Unshocked (S1). Weathering is strong (equivalent to W3). Geochemistry: (J. Pape) Olivine Fa9.4±0.3, FeO/MnO=17±1 (N=8), orthopyroxene Fs9.1±0.2Wo1.9±0.3, FeO/MnO=11±1 (N = 7), Ca-pyroxene Fs4.3±0.4Wo45.1±1.8, Cr2O3 1.41±0.11 wt%, FeO/MnO=8±1 (N = 11), plagioclase An18.1±0.8, Or3.9±0.3 (N = 11). Homogeneous mineral compositions. Classification: Based on texture and mineral composition this meteorite is classified as acapulcoite, unshocked, strongly weathered. Specimens: 32.49 g, mineral separates, and one polished thin section at NMBE. Main mass: MHTO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 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) MHTO: Ministry of Heritage and Tourism Muscat , Oman (institutional address; updated 10 Apr 2021) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Geography: |
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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