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Sayh al Uhaymir 501
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 501
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 501
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: Oman
Mass:help 954 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [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:11 Apr 2009
Latitude:20°47.12'N
Longitude:57°16.12'E
Mass (g):954
Pieces:1
Class:H6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.2-17.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):15.2-15.5
Wollastonite (mol%):1.1-0.7
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):22.8
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:MFarmer
Finder:MFarmer
Comments:Field name: M384; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
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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° 47' 7"N, 57° 16' 7"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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