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| Basic information | Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 582 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SaU 582 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Oman Mass:  55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8641 approved meteorites (plus 4 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 1 Jun 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Sayh al Uhaymir 582 (SaU 582) 20º17’55.8"N, 56º44’20.7"E Al Wusta, Oman Found: 2010 Mar 12 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Robert Ward found a collection of large individual stones and some small fragments within a small circumference on the desert floor. Physical characteristics: Many stones and fragments, largest individual is 700 g, weathered dark exterior, saw cut reveals scattered fine-grained metal set in a dark brown groundmass. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows a numerous equilibrated chondrules, ubiquitous kamacite, oxidized iron and oxide veinlets, troilite, and fine-grained plagioclase. Geochemistry: (C. Agee, UNM) EMPA. Olivine Fa25.8±0.5, Fe/Mn=52±3, n=12, low Ca-pyroxene Fs21.7±0.7Wo2.1±1.2, Fe/Mn=31±1, n=7. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5), weathering grade (W2). Specimens: 21.8 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, D. Gheesling holds 7 kg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1757 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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