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| Basic information | Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 085 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SaU 085 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Oman Mass:  112 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 470 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Sayh al Uhaymir 085 Oman Found 2002 January 11 Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) Three stones of 112 g total were found on the surface of the desert. Mineralogy and classification (M. Ivanova, M. Nazarov, Vernad): The meteorite consists of matrix, olivine aggregates, chondrules, their fragments, and CAIs. The matrix/chondrule ratio is 0.8. Olivine, Fa0.7–80.5; low-Ca pyroxene, Fs0.7–22.6; pigeonite, augite, diopside, and Al-diopside are also present. Mesostasis in chondrules is altered; accessories are kamacite and taenite, magnetite, chromite, sulphides and sulphates. Two observed CAIs are 0.9 × 1.0 mm and 1.7 × 1.9 mm in size, mostly fine-grained, consisting of melilite, spinel, Al-diopside, and anorthite. Matrix is fine grained and altered, with development of phyllosilicates. Microprobe analyses were performed at UTenn. Specimens: type specimen, 25 g, and thin section, Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table 4 Line 287: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UTenn: Planetary Geosciences Institute, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, United States (institutional address; updated 1 Nov 2011) 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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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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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