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| Basic information | Name: Oiuru 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Libya Mass:  450 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB. [show all] Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVB irons, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 13 Jun 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Oiuru 001 22°24.2’N, 18°33.0’E Murzuq, Libya Find: 2016 Mar 25 Classification: Iron meteorite (IVB) History: (Dieter Heinlein). While prospecting for gold in the desert region of Kufra, southern Libya, a chunk of iron was found buried in a depth of about two meters. The finding site is near Egay Zuma, not far from the village of Wath, close to the border between Libya and Chad. Physical characteristics: (Dieter Heinlein). The mass of the irregular chunk of meteoritic iron is about 450 kg, the dimensions are 94 × 47 × 45 cm. Petrography: Iron meteorite Geochemistry: (Xiaosong Li, FRM II). Composition of the metal obtained by using INAA: Ni = 18.2, Co = 0.79 (both in wt%), Ga = 0.21, Ir = 15.7 (both in ppm) and very low Ge. Classification: Iron, Ataxite, IVB Specimens: Type Specimens: 20.9 g, IfP; the main mass is with the finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) Heinlein: Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstrasse 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites from Murzuq, Libya This is 1 of 1538 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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