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Dhofar 937
Basic information Name: Dhofar 937
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 937
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 67 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 6
  Line 14:
Date:9 Nov 2002
Latitude:19°10.9'N
Longitude:54°34.7'E
Mass (g):67
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):25.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.9
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6
Classifier:S. Afansiev, Vernad, analysed by A. Ulianov, MSUM
Type spec mass (g):14+7.5
Type spec location:MSU
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
MSUM: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia (institutional address; updated 1 Mar 2011)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 10' 54"N, 54° 34' 42"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 26 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 3998 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 441 unapproved names)
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