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Sayh al Uhaymir 202
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 202
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 202
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 336 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  CV3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CV3
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
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Writeup from MB 88:

Sayh al Uhaymir 202

Oman

Found 2001, January 22 and 2002 January 15

Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

A 249.06 g stone and six additional fragments (total 86.80 g) giving a total weight of 335.86 g were found. All fragments fit to one stone and were found by A. Al-Kathiri, B. Hofmann, and E. Gnos. Classification and mineralogy (E. Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE): The rock contains very fine grained CAIs (up to 1.5 mm), fine to medium grained CAIs (up to 3 mm in size), as well as few coarse grained CAIs (up to 15 mm in size). The matrix/(chondrule+aggragate) ratio is 0.43. The mineralogy of the CAIs comprises forsterite, spinel, gehlenite, anorthite, and pyroxene (“fassaite” or Al diopside). The composition of matrix and chondrule olivine is Fa1.8-8.5, and low-Ca pyroxenes show a range of Fs1.8-6.3Wo1.1-1.4. Many normal chondrules contain  well-equilibrated olivine or olivine-orthopyroxene. The rock also contains magnetite, and kamacite. Weathering grade is 2-3, shock stage is 2, and metamorphic grade is 3.2/3.3 based on red cathodoluminescence colors. Probably paired with SaU 040. All specimens NMBE.

Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 387:
Date:22 Jan 2001
Latitude:21°4.252'N
Longitude:57°18.670'E
Mass (g):335.86
Pieces:7
Class:CV3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):1.8-8.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):1.8-6.3
Wollastonite (mol%):1.1-1.4
Classifier:E. Gnos, B. Hofmann and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB; analyst: E. Gnos and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB
Type spec location:NMB
Finder:E. Gnos, B. Hofmann and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB
Institutions
   and collections		 NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)
NMB: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)
UBE: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 4' 15"N, 57° 18' 40"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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