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Jiddat al Harasis 427

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 427
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 427
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: Oman
Mass: 16.7 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 95	(2009)	H4/5
Recommended:			H4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 9 Jan 2009

Data from:
  MB95
  Table 7
  Line 45:

State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta, Oman
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	9-Mar-07
Latitude:	19°55.493'N
Longitude:	56°24.293'E
Mass (g):	16.7
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4/5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.3
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.1
Classifier:	E. Gnos, E. Janots, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	16.7
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	E. Gnos, E. Janots, B. Hofmann, L. Huber

Institutions
and collections

NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 55' 30"N, 56° 24' 18"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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