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Sayh Al Uhaymir 089 Ordinary Chondrite L/LL3.6/3.7
Shock S2, Weathering W2
Found 2001, Jan 17, Oman 20° 52' 54"N, 57° 12' 0"E
One complete stone of 2618 g was found on the surface of the desert. Classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad):
chondrules are well defined (up to 7 mm in diameter), fine-grained, of different types: porphyritic olivine-pyroxene and olivine,
radial pyroxene, barred olivine, granular and cryptocrystalline. Shock stage S2; weathering grade W2. The composition of olivine is Fa25.0;
the pyroxene composition is Fs6.25–23.4 (n = 20); PMD of Ni content in kamacite is 5.58 (n = 30),
and TL sensitivity measurements are in the range of 0.46–1.0 (A. I. Ivliev, Vernad). Microprobe analyses were done by N. Kononkova, Vernad.
Bulk iron content is Fe0 = 4.2 wt%
Here we offer an excellent professional made thin section of this meteorite. It is ready for microscope or microprobe. The glass is 4.5 x 2.5 cm (or 1.75 x 1 inch) in size.
A thin section is a preparation of a thin stone plate 0.03 mm thick glued to glass for examination in transmitted and reflected light.
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