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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 056 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 056 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: Oman Mass:  1760 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Entered 4 Jul 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Ramlat Fasad 056 18°42.01’N, 53°25.13’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2009 Apr 03 Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron) History: In 2009, a brown lump was discovered at a sabha shore at the foot of a dune in the Ramlat Fasad area, about 55 km NNW of Shisr. Physical characteristics: Fragile, lamellar, fissured, brown lump, stained light brown and light blue-green. The brown lamellae are 1.0-1.5 mm wide. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Microscopic examination of a polished section shows red-brown matrix with a few broken grains with metallic luster and rare, tiny metal specks. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Oxidized matrix: Fe 43±7, Ni 8±4, Co 0.5, P 0.7, S 0.1 wt.% (n=14). Kamacite: Ni 6.7, Co 0.8, P 0.1 wt.-% (n=2). Phosphide: Fe 49±5, Ni 39±4, P 12±1, Co 0.2 wt.% (n=7). Classification: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart): relict iron (medium octahedrite) Specimens: Main mass Bart; type specimen of 21 g Kiel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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