SHISR 010 L4/6 METEORITE
The Shisr 010 meteorite was found in the Shisr Desert of Oman by Russian meteorite hunters during December 2001. Sixteen individuals/fragments, totaling 17604 grams, were recovered at coordinates 18°33.0' N, 53°58.2' E. 3501 gram was donated as type specimens to the Russian Academy of Science. Where it was classified by S. Afanasiev (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science), analyzed by A. Ulianov, (Department of Geology, Moscow State University.) as an L4/6, S3, W3, Fa mol% 24.1, Fo mol% 21.4. Find reported in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 87, 2003, July. This meteorite is likely paired with Shisr 008, an L5 that weighed 244 grams.

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Name: Shisr 010
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Year found: 2001
Class: L4/6
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 18° 33' 0"N, 53° 58' 12"E


This is 1 of 1172 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1812 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 306 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 27515 approved Ordinary chondrites (plus 33 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3033 approved meteorites classified as L5 (plus 1 unapproved name)
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)Find references in NASA ADS
Comments: Has cedilla under second s Revised 2 May 2007: Correction to classification by M. Nazarov
Mass: 17.6 kg
Date:Dec 2001
Latitude:18°33.0'N
Longitude:53°58.2'E
Mass (g):17604
Pieces:16
Class:L4/6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):24.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.4
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Type spec mass (g):3501
Info:Classified: S. Afanasiev, Vernad, analyzed by A. Ulianov, MwSU; additional type specimen at MwSU.
Comments:Prob. pr Shi 008
Institutions and collections MwSU: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia.
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Str. 19, Moscow 117975, Russia.