Elemental composition and physical characteristics of the massive meteorite of the Saudi empty quarter

Elemental composition and physical characteristics of the massive meteorite of the Saudi empty quarter

The meteorite found in the Empty Quarter of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is the largest meteorite found in the KSA and has the shape of an irregular ellipsoid with semi-axes of 0.65 m, 0.38 m, and 0.27 m; a density of 6400 kg/m3; and a mass of 2550 kg. It is a massive piece belonging to the categor...

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Main Authors: M.S. AlSalhi, V. Masilamani, Nasser Alarifi, W. Aslam Farooq, M. Atif, Shahid Ramay, Hayat Saeed Althobaiti, Saqib Anwar, Ibrahim Elkhedr, Bassam A. Abuamarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
Subjects:
Laser-induced break down spectroscopy (LIBS)
X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
Modern analytical methods
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364721000021

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