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Umm as Samim 003

Basic information

Name: Umm as Samim 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: UaS 003
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 991 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	H3.7
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.7
Recommended:			H3.7 [explanation]

This is 1 of 75 approved meteorites classified as H3.7. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 355:

Date:	1 Apr 2001
Latitude:	21°19.2'N
Longitude:	56°25.0'E
Mass (g):	991
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3.7
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	16.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	13.97
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.1
Classifier:	S. Afanasiev, Vernad, analyzed by A. Ulianov, MwSU. TL measurements A. I. Ivliev, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	156

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(21° 19' 12"N, 56° 25' 0"E)

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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