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Sayh al Uhaymir 558
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 558
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 558
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 48.5 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 102  (2013)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8876 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 28 Jan 2013
Data from:
  MB102
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Al Wusta
Date:14 Jan 2004
Latitude:21°4.04'N
Longitude:57°16.06'E
Mass (g):48.5
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):23.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):19.0
Wollastonite (mol%):0.7
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):17.4
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:anonymous
Finder:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by C.A. Lorenz
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 4' 2"N, 57° 16' 4"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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