Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 079

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Sayh al Uhaymir 079

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 079
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 079
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 333 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 252:

Date:	May 2000
Latitude:	21°3'6.6" N
Longitude:	57°16'10.8"E
Mass (g):	333
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	19.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.9
Classifier:	M. Genge (NHM)
Type spec mass (g):	14.9
Main mass:	A. Prokopenkov, 4 Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex, UK

Institutions
and collections

NHM: Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 3' 7"N, 57° 16' 11"E)
Recommended::	(21° 3' 7"N, 57° 16' 11"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 13.7 m 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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