Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 303

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Sayh al Uhaymir 303

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 303
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 303
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass: 10.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 91	(2007)	L4/5
Recommended:			L4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L4/5. [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 249:

Date:	2004 Nov 16
Latitude:	21°03.745'N
Longitude:	57°16.548'E
Mass (g):	10.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	L4/5
Shock stage:	S3/4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	25.0-26.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.6-24.2
Magnetic suscept.:	4.76
Classifier:	R. Bartoschewitz, Bart
Type spec mass (g):	2.1
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Bartoschewitz, Bart, and Appel, Kiel
Finder:	C. Bartoschewitz, Bart
Comments:	Impact melt

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° 3' 45"N, 57° 16' 33"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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