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Jiddat al Harasis 278

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 278
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 278
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: Oman
Mass: 707 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 91	(2007)	H4/6
Recommended:			H4/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as H4/6. [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 131:

Date:	2005 Mar 6
Latitude:	19°58.780'N
Longitude:	55°57.387'E
Mass (g):	707.4
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4/6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4
Classifier:	A. Al-Kathiri, E. Gnos, Institute of Geological Sciences, Bern; B. Hofmann, Natural History Museum Bern, Analyst E. Gnos, Bern
Type spec mass (g):	707.4
Type spec location:	Bern
Finder:	J. Bühler, M. Eggimann, E. Gnos, R. Wieler
Comments:	Br, paired with JaH 274

Institutions
and collections

Bern: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 58' 47"N, 55° 57' 23"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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