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Sayh al Uhaymir 290

Name

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Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CH3

Country

Year found

2004

Mass

1796 g

[Museum Collection]

(1) 17.1g 

History: Sixty-four fragments were discovered within a distance of ~ 10 m by Rainer and Claudia Bartoschewitz during a natural science expedition on a gravel plateau of Miocene fresh-water limestone of Middle Fars group about 35 km SSW of Ghaba Resthouse (Adam County). Physical characteristics: Sixty-four fragments weighing between 0.2 to 888 g amount to a total of 1.796 kg. Petrography: The meteorite is mostly composed of small chondrules (

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