Oman - World Largest Urelite Found by Polish Team - Video

Oman - World Largest Urelite Found - Video

World largest urelite
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Published on Jan 12, 2016
Polish team found world largest urelite in Oman desert.

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The meteorite was found by a Polish team in 2015.  The team was detained and the meteorites that they found were confiscated by authorities. Meteorite hunting in Oman is strictly forbidden and  illegal under Omani Royal Decree; violators face heavy fines and imprisonment.


Lost in the desert...
Posted on YouTube by meteoryty.pl 82 views

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JUL2014

Meteorites from Oman on sale in global markets
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Muscat: Priceless meteorites found in the deserts of Oman are being smuggled out of the country and sold by tourists in the American and French ...Michael Farmer...

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Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2013

Livermore Cosmochemist Has Early Solar System Garnet-like Mineral Named After Him
Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 04:20 PM PDT
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory A recently discovered mineral appears to be clear but may have a tinge of light blue. No matter its color, you won't be able to make earrings from it. For one, you can't see the material with the naked eye. Hutcheonite, recently named after Lawrence Livermore meteorite... Continue reading

Meteorite strike conditions to inspire new materials
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Researchers are attempting to replicate conditions that occur during a meteorite strike to create materials that possess superior strength and are able to withstand extreme temperatures.
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UAE gets a glimpse of astral fireworks

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However, the annual Perseid meteor shower, which rains down pieces of millennia-old space junk into the earth's atmosphere, still offered views of about 35 ...

Enthusiasts hunt night sky for Perseid meteor shower

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Best Pictures of Perseids Meteor Shower

National Geographic
The annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks this week, is dazzling sky-watchers around the world. Here, a bright fireball is caught lighting up the starry skies ...

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Meteor shower is the technical term for the phenomenon caused due to the disintegration of the dust clouds left behind by comets passing through the earth's ... 

Time-lapse captures magic of Perseid meteor shower

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13th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium at AUS, Sharjah, UAE 13-14APR2013

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13th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium at AUS, Sharjah, UAE
DAG is inviting all astronomy enthusiasts to attend freely this event, special invitation for teachers to join us on dedicated 2nd day, Please register to attend, see details on below link.

The 13th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium that the Physics department at the American University of Sharjah is organizing on Sat. and Sun., April 13-14, 2013 with Dubai Astronomy Group. This is the thirteenth edition of the annual astronomy colloquium, which started at AUS in November 2000 and which has now been held every year at institutions in the UAE (AUS, UAEU, and NYU), in Bahrain, in Kuwait, and in Oman.

This year as it was in 2006 we are collaborating with Dubai Astronomy Group in organizing this event.

The colloquium consists of 3 parts:

1) A semi-technical session (on Saturday morning) aiming at reviewing the latest research of astronomers and astrophysicists in the Gulf, the goal being for everyone to learn a few new ideas and hopefully to conceive of possible regional or international collaborations;

2) A general-public session (on Saturday afternoon) aiming to address a topic of interest for everyone; this year we have chosen “Observational Astronomy in the Arab/Gulf Region”; several presentations will be made on that topic;

3) An educational session (on Sunday morning and possibly on Sunday afternoon) for high-school teachers to update their knowledge of astronomical issues in relation to their curricula.

In addition to these three sessions, we are planning a visit and observational session at the Dubai Astronomy Group’s nearby observatory on Saturday evening starting from 6:00 pm.

Participants of the colloquium will consist of:

q Astronomers from the Gulf (professionals or amateurs);

q High-school teachers who are interested in Astronomy for personal or professional purposes;

q Students (university or high-school);

q Media professionals.

Please note that the first two sessions will be conducted in English. The educational session(s) will be conducted in Arabic or English depending on how many educators register and choose one language or the other.

Participation in any session is free of charge.

Registration information and form are at-

http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=504

Dubai Astronomy Group

http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/

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Oman - The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2013

Oman contributed 16% of world's meteorite finds in 2011 
Fri, 25 Jan, 2013 05:23 PM PST
(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The discovery of several meteorites, including a host of Martian and lunar rocks, in the deserts of Oman in the recent past has lent international recognition to the ... (Also concerning NEW Oman Meteorite and Rock Law)
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Related:

In The E-Pistles of Paul, Paul H. writes:
http://theepistlesofpaul.blogspot.jp/2013/01/oman-contributed-16-of-worlds-meteorite.html


Note that this article states: 
"''Now, export of any kind of rock is prohibited unless authorised by the relevant authority,'' he said."

and

"Oman's Mining Law, The Mining Law issued by Royal Decree No 27/2003, prohibits the practice of all rock and mineral and exploratory activities and trading in the same without obtaining permission from the Directorate General of Minerals."

Some other older articles.

Experts study meteorites, Oman Observer
Mon, 17 December 2012
http://main.omanobserver.om/node/133724

Oman is major site for meteor discovery (Country was second only to Antarctica in meteor finds until 2007) Emirates 24/7, October 19, 2010
http://www.emirates247.com/news/oman-is-major-site-for-meteor-discovery-2010-10-19-1.306190

Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman
by Simon Mitton, Live Science, May 18, 2009
http://www.livescience.com/3613-searching-meteorites-deserts-oman.html


Related papers are:

Korotev, R. L., 2012, Lunar meteorites from Oman.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 47, no 8,
pp. 1365–1402 (August 2012)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01393.x/abstract


Hofmann, B. A., E. Gnos, A. Al-Kathiri, and A. J. T. Jull,
2006, Meteorite accumulation surfaces in Oman: Main
results of Omani-Swiss meteorite search campaigns,
2001-2006. 4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern 2006.
http://geoscience-meeting.scnatweb.ch/sgm2006/SGM06_abstracts/08_OS_Min_Pet/Hofmann_Beda_Talk_or_Poster.pdf

Best wishes,
Paul H.

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Omani Experts study meteorites

Omani Experts from Sultan Qaboos University study meteorites
Oman Daily ObserverMon, 17 December 2012
By A Staff Reporter — MUSCAT — A team of researchers from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) are embarking on a study aimed at characterising and classifying a collection of Omani meteorites through detailed geochemical, mineralogical and petrological analysis. Professor Sobhi Nasir ... (more)

http://main.omanobserver.om/node/133724

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MBIQ Detects Oman, Jordan, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE Meteor 15JUN2011

MBIQ Detects Jordan, Dubai. Abu Dhabi, UAE Meteor 15JUN2011

If you saw this event, we need Your reports, please answer the questions below and email me.  Thank you!  This should also have been seen in Saudi Arabia and perhaps Oman.

Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lori Gutierrez: I think I also saw it here in Abu Dhabi, UAE while watching the lunar eclipse it lasts only 2-3 sec.  Thank you Lori; please email me. LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com----------------------------------------------------------------
Dubai arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star june 2011.
19:00:41 -- 45 minutes ago

Amman, Jordon arrived from google.jo on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star or comet june 15, 2011.
18:45:51 -- 58 minutes ago

Muscat, Masqat, Oman arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for huge shooting star 15th june 2011.

Date and Time of these event(s)? 
Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? 
Start and Stop location in sky?
Direction of movement? 
Duration of Event (seconds)? 
Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun)? 
color? sounds? 
Photos? Videos? 
LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Thank you! Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. 
 2011 Year of Meteors!

Moon Rocks and how to spot them 20JUN09

• Moon rocks and how to spot them

  To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, we are giving readers the chance to win a piece of lunar meteorite. But how do we know it's genuine, asks Roger Highfield

  New Scientist - Jun 19
  

Italian Meteorite News-Pensa, scrivi e vinci la Luna 20JUN09

Pensa, scrivi e vinci la Luna

Focus.it -

Il frammento di autentico meteorite lunare in palio per il concorso della rivista New Scientist. Vi piacerebbe sfoggiare un frammento di Luna nel salotto di ...

Swiss Geologists Return From Oman with Meteorites 18MAY2009

Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman

By Simon Mitton

Astrobiology Magazine --May 18, 2009

Rub Al-Khali desert close to the border to Saudi Arabia.

The team checked out flat area between the 100-metre high dunes and the salt marsh in the foreground, making several meteorite finds in this location. ...

http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3127/searching-for-meteorites-in-the-deserts-of-oman

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