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Sayh al Uhaymir 060

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 060
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 060
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 42.3 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Martian (shergottite)
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	Martian (basaltic shergottite)
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Shergottite-basaltic (ol phyric)
Recommended:			Martian (shergottite) [explanation]

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Writeup

Writeup from MB 86:

Sayh al Uhaymir 060

Oman

Found 2001 June 27

Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite)

A small 42.28 g partially crusted grey-greenish stone was found near to the area of previous finds of Sayh al Uhaymir 005/008/051/094. All five meteorites seem to be paired. Mineralogy and classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad): has a porphyritic texture with large olivine phenocrysts (Fo_63.1–70.8) set in a groundmass consisting of maskelynite (An_61.4–68.3 Or_0.5–1.6) and pigeonite (En_60–69.6 Wo_7.1–8.6), augite (En₄₇ Wo₃₅) is rare; shock stage, S5; slight weathering. Analyzed by Dr. N. N. Kononkova (Vernad). Specimens: type specimen, 9.5 g, Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder.

Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 173:

Date:	27 Jun 2001
Latitude:	20°58.8'N
Longitude:	57°19.1'E
Mass (g):	42.28
Pieces:	1
Class:	Martian
Shock stage:	S5
Classifier:	S. V. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):	9.5
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	unknown

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Matteo Chinellato
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(20° 59'N, 57° 19'E)
Recommended::	(20° 58' 48"N, 57° 19' 6"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.4 km apart

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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