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Sayh al Uhaymir 285
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 285
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 285
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 9.3 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  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)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 5
  Line 236:
Date:2004 Nov 5
Latitude:21°04.134'N
Longitude:57°18.796'E
Mass (g):9.3
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W0/1
Fayalite (mol%):18.4-19.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.3-16.7
Magnetic suscept.:4.95
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, and Appel, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):2.3
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:Bart
Institutions
   and collections		 Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 4' 8"N, 57° 18' 48"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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