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Uruq al Hadd 016

Basic information

Name: Uruq al Hadd 016
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: UaH 016
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: Oman
Mass: 110.8 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	LL5-6
Recommended:			LL5-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 66 approved meteorites classified as LL5-6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 21 May 2017

Data from:
  MB106
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:	desert plain
Date:	03 Feb 15
Latitude:	18°41.153'
Longitude:	52°33.497'
Mass (g):	110.771
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL5-6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	30.4 (N=13)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.7 (N=14)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4 (N=14)
Classifier:	B. Hofmann, E. Gnos, R.Raselli, NMBE
Type spec mass (g):	110.771
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	Saif Al-Hamemi, Martin Bucher, Thomas Burri, Urs Eggenberger, Edwin Gnos, Beda Hofmann, Åke Rosén
Comments:	Field name 1502_0013; Chondrite breccia; submitted by Beda Hofmann

Institutions
and collections

NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)

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References:

Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 41' 9"N, 52° 33' 30"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 26 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3998 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 441 unapproved names)

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