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Sayh al Uhaymir 531
Basic information Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 531
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 531
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 2.34 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 10896 approved meteorites (plus 19 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 2 Mar 2012
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1877:
State/Prov/County:Al Wusta
Date:2002 Nov 17
Latitude:21°00.38'N
Longitude:57°19.31'E
Mass (g):2339
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):274
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by C. A. Lorenz
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. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 0' 23"N, 57° 19' 19"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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