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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 575 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 575 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Oman Mass:  14 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Entered 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 575 19°03.906’N, 53°23.742’E Zufar, Oman Find: 29 Jan 2016 Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron) History: Found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Five small black fragments found close together, largest fragment 9.1 g. Strongly magnetic. Petrography: Lamellar mixture of magnetite, maghemite and iron hydroxides . Geochemistry: Bulk analysis (Activation laboratories, INAA) Fe = 54.7, Ni = 6.60, Co = 0.39 (all wt%); Cr = 41, Cu = 70, Ga = 16, Ge = 20, Ir = 0.57, Pt = 25, Au = 0.31 (all μg/g). Classification: Relict iron meteorite. Element concentrations affected by terrestrial weathering. Probably paired with Ramlat Fasad 574 found at a distance of 156 m. Specimens: 4.5 g 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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| Relict meteorite info: |
Name: Ramlat Fasad 575 Fieldname: 1601_0071 Origin/pseudonym: Oman Purchased: Purchase or find date: 2016 Jan 29 Lat/long: 19°17.972'N, 53°21.322'E Mass: 1159 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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