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Sayh al Uhaymir 171
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 171
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 171
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 745 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 6
  Line 74:
Date:17 Nov 2002
Latitude:21°00.8'N
Longitude:57°19.1'E
Mass (g):745
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:S. Afansiev, Vernad, analysed by A. Ulianov, MSUM
Type spec mass (g):100+75
Type spec location:MSU
Comments:Probably paired with SaU 064
Institutions
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
MSUM: 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. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 0' 48"N, 57° 19' 6"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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