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| Basic information | Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 120 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SaU 120 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Oman Mass:  75 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 293 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite). [show all] Search for other: Martian meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Sayh al Uhaymir 120 Oman Found 2002 November 17 Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite) A stone of 75 g was found in the area of previous shergottite finds. This stone has a well-preserved black fusion crust. It is a grey-greenish stone with porphyritic texture; large olivine phenocrysts are embedded in a groundmass consisting of maskelynite and pigeonite. SaU 120 is paired with SaU 005/ 008/051/060/090/094. Classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad). Specimens: type specimen, 15.8 g, Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table 4 Line 307: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) MwSU: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia (institutional address; updated 1 Mar 2011) |
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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 1756 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4001 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||
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