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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 586 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 586 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Oman Mass:  13 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Entered 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 586 18°53.247’N, 53°13.504’E Zufar, Oman Find: 03 Feb 2018 Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron) History: Found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Large mass of loosely connected oxide fragments, no compact metal remaining. Strongly magnetic. Only a few small fragments were visible on the surface. Petrography: Lamellar mixture of iron oxides and -hydroxides, strongly magnetic. Abundant green stainings of Ni-oxidation products. Some voids contain filamentous iron hydroxides, probably mineralized terrestrial microorganisms. Geochemistry: Bulk analysis (Activation laboratories, INAA) Fe = 54.6, Ni = 7.83, Co = 0.33 (all wt%); Cr = 307, Cu <1, Ga = 1, Ge <10, Ir = 3.34, Pt = 27.3, Au = 0.38 (all μg/g). Classification: Relict iron meteorite. Element concentrations affected by terrestrial weathering. Specimens: 378 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 586 Fieldname: 1802_0126 Origin/pseudonym: Oman Purchased: Purchase or find date: 2018 Feb 03 Lat/long: 18°53.247'N, 53°13.504'E Mass: 13005 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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