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Sayh al Uhaymir 002

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 002
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Oman
Mass: 2.57 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5-6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	L5-6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5/6
Recommended:			L5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 192 approved meteorites classified as L5/6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 5
  Line 37:

Date:	8 Oct 1999
Latitude:	20°58.31'N
Longitude:	56°52.68'E
Mass (g):	2569
Pieces:	102
Class:	L5-6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	24.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.7
Classifier:	M. Ivanova, M. Nazarov, and S. Afanasiev (Vernad)

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
akira1988
Dirk Hohmann
Michael S. Scherman

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(20° 58'N, 56° 53'E)
Recommended::	(20° 58' 19"N, 56° 52' 41"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1753 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 81 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3998 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 441 unapproved names)

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