Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 131

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Sayh al Uhaymir 131

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 131
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 131
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass: 168 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	CV3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Shergottite-basaltic (ol phyric)
Recommended:			CV3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 602 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Revised 12 Apr 2007: Classification was wrong. Not martian.

Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 367:

Date:	11 Jan 2004
Latitude:	21°04.2'N
Longitude:	57°16.2'E
Mass (g):	168
Pieces:	2
Class:	CV3
Classifier:	S. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	40
Type spec location:	Vernad
Comments:	paired with SaU 085; this entry was corrected 12 Apr 2007

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. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(21° 4' 12"N, 57° 16' 12"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1756 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names)

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