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Sayh al Uhaymir 569
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 569
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 569
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Oman
Mass:help 260 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 102  (2013)  L3
Recommended:  L3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 848 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Comments: Approved 2 Jan 2014
Data from:
  MB102
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Al Wusta
Date:Jan 2013
Latitude:20°13'36.0"N
Longitude:56°38'30.5"E
Mass (g):260
Pieces:1
Class:L3
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):24±5.9 (8.8-24.7, n=25)
Ferrosilite (mol%):19.9±5.7 (3-21.8, n=35)
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):20.2
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:The meteorite contains abundant, clearly defined chondrules with a mean diameter of about 0.7 mm and has a low metal content.; 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. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (20° 13' 36"N, 56° 38' 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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