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Jiddat al Harasis 492
Basic information Name: Jiddat al Harasis 492
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 492
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass:help 325 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  Mesosiderite
Recommended:  Mesosiderite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 258 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite.   [show all]
Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 23 Oct 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 5
  Line 20:
State/Prov/County:Oman
Date:Feb 14, 2008
Latitude:N19°58'53.3"
Longitude:E56°25'02.8"
Mass (g):325
Pieces:3
Class:Mesosiderite
Shock stage:Low
Weathering grade:Moderate
Ferrosilite (mol%):26.0 (25.2-26.9)
Wollastonite (mol%):2.1 (1.5-4.4)
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):20.1
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Anon
Comments:Plagioclase, An96.0 (93.0-96.8)
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 58' 53"N, 56° 25' 3"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1757 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4003 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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