Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 528

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Sayh al Uhaymir 528

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 528
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 528
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: Oman
Mass: 275 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 103	(2014)	H-melt rock
Recommended:			H-melt rock [explanation]

This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites classified as H-melt rock. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 13 Dec 2014

Writeup

Writeup from MB 103:

Sayh al Uhaymir 528 (SaU 528) 20°31.376’N, 56°31.260’E

Al Wusta, Oman

Found: 2009 Sep 30

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H, melt rock)

History: Numerous small individuals lacking any fusion crust were found during a field trip to the Arabian desert, Oman.

Petrography: Most regions of the meteorite appear to be molten and recrystallized and contain small FeNi metal and sulfide droplets; only few unmelted chondrule fragments are present. Degree of shock in chondrule fragments is S4.

Geochemistry: Mineral composition in chondrule fragments: olivine Fa₁₆(N=16), low-Ca pyroxene: Fs_14.4Wo_1.2(N=12)

Data from:
  MB103
  Table 0
  Line 0:

State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta
Date:	2009 Sep 30
Latitude:	20°31.376'N
Longitude:	56°31.260'E
Mass (g):	275
Pieces:	many
Class:	H-melt rock
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	16
Ferrosilite (mol%):	14.4
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	20.8
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Tomasz Jakubowski
Finder:	Tomasz Jakubowski
Comments:	Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full

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Photos:

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Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(20° 31' 23"N, 56° 31' 16"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1756 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4001 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)

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