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Sayh al Uhaymir 058
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 058
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 058
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 35 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8877 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 171:
Date:9 Jan 2001
Latitude:20°27.4'N
Longitude:56°39.4'E
Mass (g):35
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):23.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.8
Classifier:S. V. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):10.6
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:unknown
Institutions
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Matteo Chinellato   
Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (20° 27'N, 56° 39'E)
     Recommended::   (20° 27' 24"N, 56° 39' 24"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 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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