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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 582 This is an official name for a relict meteorite. Relict meteorites are composed mostly of terrestrial minerals, but are thought to have once been meteorites. Note: evidence that this was once a meteorite may not have been critically evaluated. Abbreviation: RF 582 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Oman Mass:  361 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Entered 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 582 19°06.073’N, 53°29.839’E Zufar, Oman Find: 10 Feb 2017 Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron) History: Found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Lamellar mass of Fe-oxyhydroxides, many loose fragments, embedded in soft caliche. Strongly magnetic. Petrography: Lamellar mixture of iron oxides and -hydroxides, strongly magnetic. Geochemistry: Bulk analysis (Activation laboratories, INAA) Fe = 44.2, Ni = 6.62, Co = 0.25 (all wt%); Cr = 223, Cu = 150, Ga = 38, Ge = 400, Ir = 1.96, Pt = 30.2, Au = 0.89 (all μg/g). Bulk analysis by XRF: Fe = 49.4±6.5, Ni = 3.7±1.0, Co = 0.18±0.14 (all wt%, N = 3). Classification: Relict iron meteorite. Element concentrations affected by terrestrial weathering. Specimens: 71 g 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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| Relict meteorite info: |
Name: Ramlat Fasad 582 Fieldname: 1702_0355 Origin/pseudonym: Oman Purchased: Purchase or find date: 2017 Feb 10 Lat/long: 19°06.073'N, 53°29.839'E Mass: 361 Pieces: >100 Specimens: NMBE Description: relict iron Info: Name assigned to: Beda Hofmann Date assigned: 2021-05-22 Assigned by: Beda Hofmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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