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| Basic information | Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 089 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SaU 089 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Oman Mass:  2.62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is the only approved meteorite classified as L/LL3.6/3.7. Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 3), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 2 May 2007: Corrected typo in recommended class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Sayh al Uhaymir 089 Oman Found 2001 January 17 Ordinary chondrite (L/LL3.6/3.7) One complete stone of 2618 g was found on the surface of the desert. Classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad): chondrules are well defined (up to 7 mm in diameter), fine-grained, of different types: porphyritic olivine-pyroxene and olivine, radial pyroxene, barred olivine, granular and cryptocrystalline. Shock stage S2; weathering grade W2. The composition of olivine is Fa25.0; the pyroxene composition is Fs6.25–23.4 (n = 20); PMD of Ni content in kamacite is 5.58 (n = 30), and TL sensitivity measurements are in the range of 0.46–1.0 (A. I. Ivliev, Vernad). Microprobe analyses were done by N. Kononkova, Vernad. Bulk iron content is Fe0 = 4.2 wt%. Specimens: type specimen, 350 g, and a thin section, Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table 4 Line 291: |
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| Institutions and collections |
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 1759 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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