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Dhofar 960 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 960 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 960 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 80 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 89:
Dhofar 960 Oman Found 2003 November 16 Lunar meteorite (feldspathic impact melt breccia) A gray stone weighing 35.4 g was found in the Dhofar region of Oman. Mineralogy and classification (S. Demidova, Vernad., F. Brandstaetter, NHMV): Fusion crust is absent. The meteorite is an impact melt breccia with abundant mineral fragments and lithic clasts set within a fine-grained impact melt matrix. The lithic clasts are impact melt breccias and granulitic rocks of anorthositic, gabbro-noritic, troctolitic, and noritic compositions. A presence of VLT mare basalt clasts, KREEPy and rare granitic fragments is a characteristic feature of the meteorite. Glass veins and fragments are common. Mineral compositions are as follows; plagioclase, An57-98Or0-6; orthopyroxene, Wo3-5En66-78; clinopyroxene; Wo5-43En0.4-73; olivine, Fo4-90 (Fe/Mn ≈ 92 at); accessory minerals are ulvöspinel, Cr-rich ulvöspinel, Ti-rich chromite, Al-rich chromite, pleonaste, ilmenite (0.7-7.4 wt % MgO), silica, troilite, FeNi metal (5-21 wt% Ni; 0.3-0.7 wt% Co); K-Ba feldspar, pyroxferroite, whitlockite, apatite, baddeleyite, Zr-armalcolite and Zr-rich phases. The stone is moderately weathered; calcite, gypsum, celestite, smectite and Fe hydroxides are present. The meteorite was found close to Dho 925 and they are similar in texture, petrography and mineral chemistry. The stones may be paired. Specimens: type specimens of 7.4 g and 2 thin sections deposited at Vernad. The main mass is held by an anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB89 Table 6 Line 36: |
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Institutions and collections |
NHMV: Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria, Austria; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Jan 2019) 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 22 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||
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