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Sayh al Uhaymir 491

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 491
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 491
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass: 323 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 97	(2010)	L3.7
Recommended:			L3.7 [explanation]

This is 1 of 51 approved meteorites classified as L3.7. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 11 Feb 2010

Data from:
  MB97
  Table 5
  Line 83:

State/Prov/County:	Oman
Date:	Jan 28, 2008
Latitude:	20°17.556'N
Longitude:	56°38.535'E
Mass (g):	323.0
Pieces:	1
Class:	L3.7
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	10.0-26.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	8.0-21.5
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.3-1.5
Classifier:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	323.0
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	A. Al-Kathiri, E. Gnos, E. Janots. Chondrule size 0.59 mm, bulk Fe 21.1%
Comments:	pet grade with cathodolum.; chondr. size 0.59 mm, bulk Fe 21.1%; submitted by Beda Hofmann. Comment accidentally omitted from MB97

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. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(20° 17' 33"N, 56° 38' 32"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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