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Ramlat Fasad 543

Basic information

Name: Ramlat Fasad 543
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: RF 543
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Oman
Mass: 7.7 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 110	(2022)	CV3
Recommended:			CV3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 470 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 30 Aug 2021

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Writeup from MB 110:

Ramlat Fasad 543 18°57.760’NN, 53°22.765’EE

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2017 Feb 02

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

History: Found during a search for meteorites.

Physical characteristics: Single dark brown fragment, no fusion crust preserved.

Petrography: (J. Pape, E. Gnos, B. Hofmann) Chondrules and CAIs in dark-brown matrix. Brown glassy mesostasis in few chondrules, commonly partially recrystallized. Typical size of chondrules 0.5-2 mm. Matrix and chondrule rims contain metal (up to 200 μm), troilite, magnetite. Metal is largely altered. Low shock (S2), medium weathering.

Geochemistry: (J. Pape) Olivine Fa_2.7±2.4, range Fa_0.3-7.9(N=26). Orthopyroxene Fs_1.1±0.3Wo_1.4±0.9(N = 11), Ca-rich pyroxene Fs_1.1±0.6Wo_38.5±3.4(N=6).

Classification: Based on chondrule size, texture and mineralogy this is a carbonaceous chondrite, type CV3, medium weathering, low shock.

Specimens: 1.56 g and one polished thin section at NMBE. Main mass: MHTO.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	2017 Feb 02
Latitude:	18°57.760'NN
Longitude:	53°22.765'EE
Mass (g):	7.659
Pieces:	1
Class:	CV3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	medium
Fayalite (mol%):	2.7±2.4 (n=26)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.1±0.3 (n=11)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.9 (n=11)
Magnetic suscept.:	4.20
Classifier:	J. Pape, E. Gnos, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	1.560
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	MHTO
Finder:	Martin Bucher, Urs Eggenberger, Edwin Gnos, Beda Hofmann, Ioannis Kouvatsis, Malgorzata Sliz, Zaid Al-Musharrafi
Comments:	Field number 1702_0099; submitted by Beda Hofmann

Institutions
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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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Beda Hofmann

Geography:

Oman

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 57' 46"N, 53° 22' 46"E)

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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