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Jiddat al Harasis 319

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 319
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 319
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: Oman
Mass: 4.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 99	(2011)	Mesosiderite
Recommended:			Mesosiderite [explanation]

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Comments:

Approved 7 Apr 2011

Writeup

Writeup from MB 99:

Jiddat al Harasis 319 (JaH 319) 19°58.633’N, 56°25.516’E

Al Wusta, Oman

Found: 30 Jan 2007

Classification: Mesosiderite

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart.) Breccia of about 60% pyroxene, 5% feldspar and accessory Ca-phosphate in a partly oxidized metal matrix with minor troilite.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart., P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Fs_30.1-31.6; An_90.3-93.3Or_0.3-0.4; kamacite Ni 5.4-5.9, Co 0.6-1.3%.

Classification: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Mesosiderite

Specimens: A total of 0.9 g of sample is on deposit at Kiel. The main mass and one thin section are on deposit at the Bartoschewitz Meteorite Lab.

Data from:
  MB99
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State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	30 Jan 2007
Latitude:	19°58.633'N
Longitude:	56°25.516'E
Mass (g):	4.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	Mesosiderite
Ferrosilite (mol%):	30.1-31.6
Classifier:	R. Bartoschewitz, P. Appel, B. Mader (Kiel)
Type spec mass (g):	0.90
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	Bart
Finder:	R. Bartoschewitz
Comments:	Submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)

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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::	(19° 58' 38"N, 56° 25' 31"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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