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| Basic information | Name: Um Habib This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1960 Country: Saudi Arabia Mass:  696 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 65:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE UM HABIB, SAUDI ARABIA, STONY METEORITE Name: UM HABIB Place of find: Near Al-Hadida, Rub al Khali, Saudi Arabia. 21°30'N., 50°30'E., approximately Date of find: 1960 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Veined, olivine Fa25. Contains ringwoodite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 696 g end piece known Circumstances of find: The 696 g end piece was part of a collection of Saudi Arabian meteorites once held by the Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana, USA. Source: J. DuPont, 397 Valley Road, Watchung, New Jersey, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 65, Meteoritics 22, 157-163 (1987)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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