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Shişr 160
Basic information Name: Shişr 160
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass:help 100.9 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 95  (2009)  Lunar
Recommended:  Lunar    [explanation]

This is 1 of 106 approved meteorites classified as Lunar.   [show all]
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Comments: Approved 9 Jan 2009
Data from:
  MB95
  Table 7
  Line 137:
State/Prov/County:Zufar, Oman
Origin or pseudonym:Desert plain
Date:15-1-2008 [sic]
Latitude:18°20.18'N
Longitude:53°20.01'E
Mass (g):100.86
Pieces:1
Class:Lunar
Weathering grade:Low
Fayalite (mol%):25.8-53.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):43.3
Wollastonite (mol%):4
Classifier:T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):20.1
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:DPitt
Comments:Breccia
Institutions
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NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
DPitt: Darryl Pitt, 225 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, United States; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 20' 11"N, 53° 20' 1"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 26 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 3998 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 441 unapproved names)
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