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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 548 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RF 548 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Oman Mass:  67.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 623 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 548 19°09.463’N, 53°26.404’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2017 Feb 10 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: Eight fragments were found in close proximity during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Reddish brown broken fragments, maximum size 4 × 4 cm, no fusion crust. Petrography: (Åke Rosén, E. Gnos, B. Hofmann) Chondrules, and CAIs and olivine grains (up to 1 mm) in dark-brown matrix. Typical size of chondrules 0.2-0.6 mm. Grains of FeS (to 50 μm) and iron metal (to 20 μm) are present in matrix and chondrules, but most of these minerals are altered. Unshocked (S1), strongly weathered, olivine is partially altered. Geochemistry: (Å. Rosén) Olivine Fa18.1±16.6, range Fa0.7-44.2 (N = 53). Orthopyroxene Fs7.1±13.4Wo2.2±1.9 (N = 4). Oxygen isotopes: (R. Greenwood, OU) δ18O = -0.502 δ17O = -4.907 Δ17O = -4.646 (all permil). Classification: Based on chondrule size, texture, mineralogy and oxygen isotopes this is a carbonaceous chondrite of type CO3. Strong weathering, unshocked (S1). Specimens: 22.28 g 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) OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011) 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 2166 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4000 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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