Ghubara (meteorite)

Fragments of this stone meteorite were first discovered in 1954 near the city of Ghubara (Jiddat al-Harasis Oman ). It contains iron inclusions , which are visible as silver-colored flakes in a dark rock matrix. Another part of iron is in the form of the mineral hypersthene .

The meteorite comes from the asteroid belt and was classified as olivine - hypersthene chondrite of class L5.

Chemical composition: 21.3% iron , olivine and other silicates .

See also: List of meteorites