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Jiddat al Harasis 858

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 858
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 858
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Oman
Mass: 42.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 10 Jun 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Jiddat al Harasis 858 (JaH 858) 19°24.193’N, 55°48.35’E

Al Wusta, Oman

Find: 2003 Feb 28

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)

History: Discovered on a desert expedition on Feb. 28, 2003.

Physical characteristics: Two dark brown stones of 42.2 g. Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 4.62.

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) various types of chondrules from 0.2 to 0.9 mm (avg. 0.5 mm) set in iron hydroxide interspersed in recrystallized matrix.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa_18.47(Fa_18.1-19.0, n=13); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs_16.2Wo_1.0(15.6-16.5Wo_0.9-1.2, n=6). Kamacite Ni 5.3-7.7, Co 0.5-0.6 wt.% (n=5).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6, shock stage S3)

Specimens: 8.7 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous

Data from:
  MB104
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State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta
Date:	2003 Feb 28
Latitude:	19°24.193'N
Longitude:	55°48.35'E
Mass (g):	42.2
Pieces:	2
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18.47 (18.1-19.0, n=13)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.2 (15.6-16.5, n=6)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.0 (0.9-1.2)
Magnetic suscept.:	4/62
Classifier:	Bart
Type spec mass (g):	8.7
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	anonymous
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	Submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 24' 12"N, 55° 48' 21"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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