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| Basic information | Name: Shalim 015 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: Oman Mass:  184 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12583 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Sep 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Shalim 015 18.974°N, 55.089°E Zufar, Oman Found: 2011 Mar Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) Petrography: Found by a prospector in Oman on March 2012. The meteorite is fairly heavily weathered with most primary metal converted to iron hydroxides; terrestrial gypsum and barite are also present in small amounts. Largely recrystallized with rare chondrules. Olivine (Fa25.6-26.2), orthopyroxene (Fs20.7-21.2Wo1.7-1.3). Ordinary chondrite (L6). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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