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| Basic information | Name: Ramlat Fasad 590 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 590 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Oman Mass:  2.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | Entered 30 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Ramlat Fasad 590 19°00.295’N, 53°27.605’E Zufar, Oman Find: 09 Feb 2018 Classification: Relict meteorite (Relict iron) History: Found during a search for meteorites. Physical characteristics: Single fragment of sand cemented by Fe-oxyhydroxides. Strongly magnetic. Petrography: Sample consists mainly of quartz sand with a cement of Fe-oxyhydroxides, locally remnants of pure oxides are present. Strongly magnetic Geochemistry: Bulk analysis (XRF) Fe = 36.6±6.1, Ni = 0.72±0.34, Co = 0.08±0.02 (all wt%, N = 3). Classification: Relict iron meteorite. Element concentrations affected by terrestrial weathering and dilution by adhering dune sand. Specimens: 0.63 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 590 Fieldname: 1802_0269 Origin/pseudonym: Oman Purchased: Purchase or find date: 2018 Feb 09 Lat/long: 19°00.295'N, 53°27.605'E Mass: 2.896 Pieces: 1 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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