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Sayh al Uhaymir 449
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 449
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 449
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Oman
Mass:help 16.5 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  Lunar
Recommended:  Lunar    [explanation]

This is 1 of 92 approved meteorites classified as Lunar.   [show all]
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Comments: Approved 14 Jan 2008
Revised 4 Aug 2008: final writeup
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Writeup from MB 93:

Sayh al Uhaymir 449                       21°2.4'N, 57°18.9'E

Oman

Find: 19 March 2006

Lunar (feldspathic impact-melt breccia)

History: This meteorite was found on a limestone plateau in the Dhofar desert of Oman, far from any other known lunar meteorites.

Physical characteristics: A single brownish to dark green stone weighing 16.5 g, with no fusion crust.

Petrography: (M. A. Ivanova and M. A. Nazarov, Vernad) The meteorite is a clast-rich impact-melt breccia containing numerous mineral fragments and lithic clasts embedded in a fine-grained impact-melt matrix. The lithic clast population is dominated by impact-melt breccias of anorthositic, gabbroic, and noritic compositions. The size range of the clasts is 0.01-10 mm, and the main minerals are pyroxene, feldspar, and minor olivine, silica, chromite, ilmenite, Ca phosphate, troilite and FeNi metal.

Mineral composition and Geochemistry: (M. A. Ivanova and N. N. Kononkova, Vernad.) Feldspar (An93.4-97.4Ab2.5-9.2), clinopyroxene (En6.5-71.1Wo5.1-44.1; Fe/Mn = 61), orthopyroxene (En53.2-79.5Wo3.3-4.7; Fe/Mn = 59); olivine (Fo50.5-76.7; Fe/Mn = 96), ilmenite (MgO = 3.6 wt%). Average glassy matrix composition: SiO2 = 46.2, TiO2 = 0.33, Al2O3 = 25.6, FeO = 5.80, MgO = 4.85, CaO = 15.33, Na2O = 0.38 (all in wt%).

Classification: Lunar (feldspathic impact melt breccia); minor weathering, Fe hydroxides are present. Specimens: A type specimen of 3.6 g and one thin section are on deposit at Vernad. An anonymous finder holds the main mass of the meteorite.

Submitted by: Marina A. Ivanova, Vernad.

Data from:
  MB93
  Table 8
  Line 139:
Origin or pseudonym:Oman, desert plain
Date:19-Mar-06
Latitude:21°2.4'N
Longitude:57°18.9'E
Mass (g):16.5
Pieces:1
Class:Lunar
Type spec mass (g):3.6
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 2' 24"N, 57° 18' 54"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1751 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 3961 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 374 unapproved names)
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