Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 008

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Sayh al Uhaymir 008

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 008
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 008
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Oman
Mass: 8.58 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Martian (shergottite)
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	Martian (basaltic shergottite)
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Shergottite-basaltic (ol phyric)
Recommended:			Martian (shergottite) [explanation]

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Writeup

Writeup from MB 84:

see Sayh al Uhaymir 005

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 5
  Line 39:

Date:	26 Nov 1999
Latitude:	20°58.83'N
Longitude:	57°19.14'E
Mass (g):	8579
Pieces:	2
Class:	Martian
Classifier:	J. Zipfel (MPI)

Institutions
and collections

MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)

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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)
Astro-Piet
Brice D. Hornback
Charley Kettel
MeteoriteCollector.org - MTCU - Monnig Collection
Volker Heinrich

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(20° 59'N, 57° 19'E)
Recommended::	(20° 58' 50"N, 57° 19' 8"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.4 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1742 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman
This is 1 of 3925 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 301 unapproved names)

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