Thumrayt 001
Sultanate of Oman
Classification: | Pallasite (PMG) |
Witnessed Fall: | No |
Date and Time: | Found November 18th, 2006 |
TKW: | 2.24 kilograms |
Remarks: |
An incredible find by Mike Farmer on my Birthday! In just a few days of hunting, we picked up just over two kilos of this fantastic meteorite.
We have been back to the location many times since and have not found any more pieces of the Middle East's only Pallasite! Lots of crystals and
desert patina on this one, a beautiful wind polished surface reveals the large orange olivine crystals and the tpyical 'gold plated' looking
patina that is often exhibited by high iron Omani metorites that have been exposed to minerals in the soil during the sporatic moisture.
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| 229.5 gram main mass, 110 gram individual and 90.5 gram end cut | |
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| 229.5 gram main mass | |
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| 110 gram individual | |
| Closeup of exposed crystal | |
| 90.5 gram end cut | |
