Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 076

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Sayh al Uhaymir 076

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 076
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 076
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 1025 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [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 188:

Date:	5 Feb 2001
Latitude:	20°43.95'N
Longitude:	57°07.32'E
Mass (g):	1024.9
Pieces:	13
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	24.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.5
Classifier:	A. Sokol and A. Bischoff (Mün)
Type spec mass (g):	24
Type spec location:	Mün

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. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(20° 44'N, 57° 7'E)
Recommended::	(20° 43' 57"N, 57° 7' 19"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.6 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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