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Sayh al Uhaymir 051 | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 051 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SaU 051 Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 292 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite). [show all] Search for other: Martian meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 85:
Sayh al Uhaymir 051 Oman Found 2000 August 1 Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite) A 436 g stone was found close to the locations of Sayh al Uhaymir 005 and 008. All three samples may be paired. Mineralogy and classification (A. Bischoff, Mün): has a porphyritic texture with large olivine phenocrysts (Fo61–68) embedded in a groundmass of pyroxene (En60–68Wo7–12) and maskelynite (An59–67); shock stage, S5; calcite veins were observed, probably due to terrestrial weathering. Specimens: type specimen, 11 g, Mün; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB85 Table 1 Line 245: |
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Institutions and collections |
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1756 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4001 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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