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Dhofar 946
Basic information Name: Dhofar 946
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 946
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 2.41 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3298 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 6
  Line 22:
Date:15 Nov 2002
Latitude:19°09.9'N
Longitude:54°24.2'E
Mass (g):2412
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):27.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.9
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6
Classifier:S. Afansiev, Vernad, analysed by N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):384
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 9' 54"N, 54° 24' 12"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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