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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 580 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 580 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Oman Mass:  11.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Entered 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 580 19°07.247’N, 53°36.426’E Zufar, Oman Find: 09 Feb 2017 Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron) History: Found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Dark-brown sand-encrusted fragments, strongly magnetic. Petrography: Black iron oxides with dominant oxide-cemented dune sand. Geochemistry: Bulk analysis (Activation laboratories, INAA) Fe = 29.3, Ni = 0.97, Co = 0.08 (all wt%); Cr = 118, Cu <1, Ga = 3, Ge <10, Ir = 0.1, Pt <0.1, Au <0.01 (all μg/g). Bulk analysis by XRF Fe = 27.9±0.6, Ni = 0.90±0.27, Co <0.05 (all wt%, N = 3). Classification: Relict iron meteorite. Element concentrations affected by terrestrial weathering and dilution by adhering dune sand. Probably paired with Ramlat Fasad 579/581 Specimens: 5.58 g at NMBE. Main mass: MHTO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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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| Relict meteorite info: |
Name: Ramlat Fasad 580 Fieldname: 1702_0298_A Origin/pseudonym: Oman Purchased: Purchase or find date: 2017 Feb 09 Lat/long: 19°07.247'N, 53°36.426'E Mass: 11.691 Pieces: 2 Specimens: NMBE Description: relict iron Info: Name assigned to: Beda Hofmann Date assigned: 2021-05-22 Assigned by: Beda Hofmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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