Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 093

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Sayh al Uhaymir 093

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 093
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 093
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 146.5 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	LL5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL5
Recommended:			LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 3298 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 260:

Date:	2000
Latitude:	21°05.95'N
Longitude:	57°05.47'E
Mass (g):	146.5
Pieces:	3
Class:	LL5
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	26.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	23.8
Classifier:	F. Wlotzka (MPI) and M. Kurz, Schillerstrasse 7, D-34626 Neukirchen, Germany
Type spec mass (g):	22

Institutions
and collections

Kurz: M. Kurz, Schillerstrasse 7, D-34626 Neukirchen, Germany (private address)
MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)

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References:

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

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 6'N, 57° 5'E)
Recommended::	(21° 5' 57"N, 57° 5' 28"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 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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