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| 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: |
This is 1 of 583 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
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 Fa2.7±2.4, range Fa0.3-7.9 (N=26). Orthopyroxene Fs1.1±0.3Wo1.4±0.9 (N = 11), Ca-rich pyroxene Fs1.1±0.6Wo38.5±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: 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 22 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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