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Sayh al Uhaymir 202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
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: |
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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) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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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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