Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sayh al Uhaymir 070

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Sayh al Uhaymir 070

Basic information

Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 070
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 070
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 760 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5-6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	L5/6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5/6
Recommended:			L5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 189 approved meteorites classified as L5/6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 182:

Date:	4 Feb 2001
Latitude:	20°46.51'N
Longitude:	57°16.90'E
Mass (g):	760.1
Pieces:	3
Class:	L5/6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W3/4
Fayalite (mol%):	24
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20
Classifier:	A. Sokol and A. Bischoff (Mün)
Type spec mass (g):	22
Type spec location:	Mün

Institutions
and collections

Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(20° 47'N, 57° 17'E)
Recommended::	(20° 46' 31"N, 57° 16' 54"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 km 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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