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Jiddat al Harasis 937

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 937
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 937
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Oman
Mass: 1565 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	H3
Recommended:			H3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 627 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 9 Mar 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Jiddat al Harasis 937 (JaH 937) 19°37.584’N, 55°43.657’E

Al Wusta, Oman

Find: 25 Jan 2013

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3)

History: Found by Ali Al-Kathiri during a search for meteorites on January 28, 2013.

Physical characteristics: 25 dark brown fragments found in close proximity.

Petrography: ( B. Hofmann, NMBE and E. Gnos, MHNGE) Mean apparent chondrule size 0.98±0.36 mm (n=73), clear glass is present. Contains 1 × 2.5 mm sized inclusion consisting of equal amounts of opx and cristobalite (grain size 0.1-0.4 mm).

Geochemistry: (N. Greber, Bern) Mineral compositions: Fa_18.1±2.5(range Fa_15.9-23.6, n=19), Fs_13.3±4.5Wo_1.0±0.4(range Fs_3.3-15.6Wo_0.3-1.4); pyroxene in cristobalite-px-clast has Fs_22.1±8.0Wo_1.2±1.0(range Fs_12.6-33.7Wo_0.1-3.2).

Classification: Based on mineral compositions this is an H3 chondrite, shock grade S2, weathering W4.

Specimens: All at NMBE

Data from:
  MB106
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State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	25 Jan 2013
Latitude:	19°37.584'N
Longitude:	55°43.657'E
Mass (g):	1565
Pieces:	25
Class:	H3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	18.1±2.5 (N=19)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	13.3±4.5 (N=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.0±0.4 (N=12)
Classifier:	B. Hofmann, N. Greber, E. Gnos
Type spec mass (g):	1565
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	Ali Al-Kathiri
Comments:	Submitted by Beda Hofmann

Institutions
and collections

NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)
MHNGE: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, CH-1211 Genève 6 , Switzerland (institutional address; updated 27 Oct 2011)
Bern: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 37' 35"N, 55° 43' 39"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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