Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 270

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Sayh al Uhaymir 270

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 270
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 270
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Oman
Mass: 43.51 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	H4-6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4-6
Recommended:			H4-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites classified as H4-6. [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 455:

Date:	12 Jan 2003
Latitude:	20°43.751'N
Longitude:	57°11.34'E
Mass (g):	43508.19
Pieces:	55
Class:	H4-6
Shock stage:	S1/2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5
Classifier:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB; analyst: E. Gnos and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB
Type spec location:	NMB
Finder:	A. AL-Kathiri, B. Hofmann, M. Eggiman, U. Krähenbühl
Comments:	cpx; paired with SaU 269

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° 43' 45"N, 57° 11' 20"E)

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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