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Sayh al Uhaymir 494
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 494
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 494
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass:help 149 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 16 Oct 2010
Data from:
  MB99
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Al Wusta
Date:10 Jan 2008
Latitude:20°11.92'N
Longitude:56°48.55'E
Mass (g):149
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):18.9±0.05
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.1-16.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.0-1.2
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):28
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:MFarmer
Finder:MFarmer
Comments:Field name: MF08-22. Ca-pyroxene, Fs5.1-10.0 Wo45.6-43.6; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
   and collections		 UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (20° 11' 55"N, 56° 48' 33"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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