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Sayh al Uhaymir 240
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 240
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 240
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 342 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  H4,5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4/5
Recommended:  H4/5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 425:
Date:26 Sep 2002
Latitude:20°33.656'N
Longitude:57°19.956'E
Mass (g):341.646
Pieces:1
Class:H4,5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):19.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):19.3
Wollastonite (mol%):1.2
Classifier:E. Gnos, B. Hofmann and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB; analyst: E. Gnos and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB
Type spec location:NMB
Finder:M. Hauser and L. Moser
Institutions
   and collections		 NMB: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (20° 33' 39"N, 57° 19' 57"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1757 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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