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Sayh al Uhaymir 291
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 291
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 291
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 259 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 5
  Line 240:
Date:2004 Nov 14
Latitude:20°36.024'N
Longitude:57°09.837'E
Mass (g):259
Pieces:1
Class:L4
Shock stage:S3-4
Weathering grade:W1/2
Fayalite (mol%):24.5-25.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):9.3-20.9
Magnetic suscept.:4.86
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, and Appel, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):23.7
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:Bart
Comments:Impact melt
Institutions
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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::   (20° 36' 1"N, 57° 9' 50"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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