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Jiddat al Harasis 798

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 798
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 798
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 16.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 102	(2013)	Mesosiderite
Recommended:			Mesosiderite [explanation]

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Comments:

Approved 28 Jan 2013

Writeup

Writeup from MB 102:

Jiddat al Harasis 798 (JaH 798) 19°58.50’N, 56°25.467’E

Al Wusta, Oman

Found: 2001 Apr 15

Classification: Mesosiderite

History: One fusion crusted stone of 16.6 g was found by an anonymous finder, April 15, 2001.

Physical characteristics: The rock is heavily weathered and was originally metal rich.

Petrography: The rock is brecciated and consists of abundant pyroxene-rich clasts. The low-Ca pyroxene has a composition of Fs_30±1.Some grains of phosphate and plagioclase (~An₉₅) were also found.

Classification: The meteorite is a mesosiderite and probably paired with Jiddat al Harasis 203 and the many other mesosiderites from the same area.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta
Date:	2001 Apr 15
Latitude:	19°58.50'N
Longitude:	56°25.467'E
Mass (g):	16.6
Pieces:	1
Class:	Mesosiderite
Weathering grade:	W3-4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	30±1 (n=42)
Classifier:	A. Bischoff and M. Matthes, IfP; E. Haiderer, Vienna
Type spec mass (g):	3.3
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	unknown
Comments:	Submitted by A. Bischoff

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Haiderer: Erich Haiderer Laboratory, P.O. Box 88, A-1140 Vienna, Austria (private address; updated 7 Jan 2015)
Vienna: University of Vienna, Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien, Austria (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 58' 30"N, 56° 25' 28"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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