SAU 566 (Oman) – CV3 chondrite

Sayh al Uhaymir 566 (SaU 566)        20.175°N, 56.511°E

Al Wusta, Oman

Found: 2011 Feb

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

History: Found by an anonymous prospector in February 2013.

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) PO chondrules (0.7-1.8 mm, some rimmed) and sparse very fine grained CAI in deep brown, altered matrix.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_0.4-11.2), orthopyroxene (Fs_1.4-35.0Wo_0.8-3.1), subcalcic augite (Fs_15.1Wo_32.0), augite (Fs_2.6Wo_41.6).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3).

Specimens: Type specimen plus one polished thin section at PSF; main mass with anonymous collector.