Name: Sayh al Uhaymir 560
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaU 560
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Oman
Mass: 2.78 kg
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin: (2013) H6
Recommended: H6
This is 1 of 5408 approved meteorites (plus 3 unapproved names) classified as H6.
Comments: Approved 27 May 2013
Sayh al Uhaymir 560 (SaU 560) 20°59.03’N, 57°19.11’E
Al Wusta, Oman
Purchased: 2006
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)
History: Found in Oman in 2006.
Physical characteristics: Single stone, rough, dark weathered exterior, polished saw cuts reveal many small chondrules set in a brown groundmass.
Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows numerous densely packedPO, POP chondrules, abundant oxidized Fe-metal in matrix.
Geochemistry: (C. Agee and L. Burkemper, UNM) Olivine Fa18.8±0.2, Fe/Mn=38±2, n=23; low-Ca pyroxene Fs16.6±0.2Wo1.2±0.2, Fe/Mn=22±1, n=16.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6), weathering grade W3.
State/Prov/County: Al Wusta
Date: P 2006
Latitude: 20°59.03'N
Longitude: 57°19.11'E
Mass (g): 2776
Pieces: 1
Class: H6
Weathering grade: W3
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