Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 082

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Sayh al Uhaymir 082

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 082
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 082
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 98 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L/LL4
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	L/LL4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L/LL4
Recommended:			L/LL4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites classified as L/LL4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 255:

Date:	May 2000
Latitude:	21°3'6.6" N
Longitude:	57°16'10.8"E
Mass (g):	98
Pieces:	1
Class:	L/LL4
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	25.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.1
Classifier:	M. Genge (NHM)
Type spec mass (g):	8.5
Main mass:	A. Prokopenkov, 4 Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex, UK

Institutions
and collections

NHM: Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 3' 7"N, 57° 16' 11"E)
Recommended::	(21° 3' 7"N, 57° 16' 11"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 13.7 m apart

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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