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Abar al' Uj 001

Basic information

Name: Abar al' Uj 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: AaU 001
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Saudi Arabia
Mass: 194.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 98	(2010)	H3.8
Recommended:			H3.8 [explanation]

This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as H3.8. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 11 Feb 2010

Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 216:

State/Prov/County:	Ash Sharqiyah
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	20 Mar 2008
Latitude:	22°43.315'N
Longitude:	48°57.562'E
Mass (g):	194.335
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3.8
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2/3
Fayalite (mol%):	17.6-20.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.3-21.6
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.6-2.5
Classifier:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	20.5
Type spec location:	MHNGE
Main mass:	SGS
Finder:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann, M. Halawani, Y. Tarabulsi, M. Hakeemmann, M. Halawani, Y. Tarabulsi, M. Hakeem
Comments:	petr. grade based on cathodoluminescence, mean chondrule size 0.32 mm, bulk Fe 24.8wt%; submitted by Beda Hofmann

Institutions
and collections

MHNGE: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, CH-1211 Genève 6 , Switzerland (institutional address; updated 27 Oct 2011)
SGS: Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (institutional address; updated 11 Feb 2010)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)

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Geography:

Saudi Arabia

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 43' 19"N, 48° 57' 34"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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