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Sayh al Uhaymir 481

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 481
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 481
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: Oman
Mass: 52.4 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 95	(2009)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 9 Jan 2009

Data from:
  MB95
  Table 7
  Line 128:

State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta, Oman
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	13-Mar-07
Latitude:	20°26.574'N
Longitude:	56°39.253'E
Mass (g):	52.4
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	23.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.1
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.6
Classifier:	E. Gnos, E. Janots, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	52.4
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	A. Al-Kathiri, 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::	(20° 26' 34"N, 56° 39' 15"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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