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Dr Bassam A. Abuamarah (M.Phil. & Ph.D.) the Victoria University of Manshester - Machester /United Kingdom.

Associate Professor

Petrology, Geochemistry, and Mineralogy, Geology ‎& Geophysics Department, College of Science;‎ Former Quality Head Unit, Quality, & Development vice Deanship, Former Research Unit, Postgraduate, and Research vice Deanship,

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publication
Conference Paper
2018

Physical Characteristics of the Massive Meteorite of Saudi Empty Quarter‎

AlThobaiti, ‎9.‎ ‎ V. Masilaimani, Nassir Al Arifi, Bassam A. Abuamarah, Hayat Saeed . 2018

Abstract
The meteorite found in the Empty Quarter of the KSA is the largest meteorite and has the shape of an irregular ellipsoid of semi axes (0.65 × 0.38 × 0.27) and density of 6400 kg/m3 and mass of 2550 kg. It is a massive piece belonging to the category of iron–nickel meteorites with an occurrence (or fall) of only 5% of total showers. The present report was on the physical characteristics (elemental composition and structural) of this piece using laser break down spectroscopy (LIBS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Energy dispersive X-ray spectrophotometer (EDX), Scanning Electron microscope (SEM) Xray diffraction (XRD) etc. Our investigation indicated that this piece consists of 91% iron, 5% Ni, 1.51% P, 0.3% Co, and a host of others; most of them exist as oxides. Since the measured density is only 6400 kg/m3 the meteorite is porous (approximately about 19%) which is confirmed by the micro hardness. Based on these physical measurements, it is very likely that this meteorite would have “escaped” from the belt around Mars and Jupiter and unlikely from the moon or elsewhere. This could be the first investigation, employing the above sophisticated instruments, on that massive Saudi meteorite. 

Publication Work Type
Research
Conference Location
Repulic of Tunisia
Conference Name
1 st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG)
Sponsoring Organization
The Arabian Journal of Geosciences (AJGS)
more of publication
publications

Accepted

by 1. Bassam A. Abuamarah, Alshehri F., and Hazim.
2023
Published in:
Environmental and Pollution Research Journal
publications

Accepted

by Bassam A. Abuamarah, Alshehri, F., Azer, M.K., Asimow, P.D.,
2023
Published in:
Lithos Journal
publications

Abstract

by 3. Bassam A. Abuamarah, Alshehri F., Azer, M.K., Asimow, P.D.,
2022
Published in:
Mineralogical Magazine Journal,