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| Basic information | Name: Dhofar 961 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 961 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Oman Mass:  21.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 80 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 89:
Dhofar 961 Oman Found 2003 November 12 Lunar meteorite (feldspathic impact melt breccia) A gray stone weighing 21.6 g was found nearby to the Dho 925 and 960 lunar meteorites in the Dhofar region of Oman. Mineralogy and classification (S. Demidova, Vernad, F. Brandstaetter, NHMV): the meteorite is similar to Dho 925 and 960 in texture, mineralogy and mineral chemistry and the stones may be paired. Specimens: type specimens of 4.8 g and a thin section on deposit at Vernad. The main mass is held by an anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB89 Table 6 Line 37: |
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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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