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Dhofar 974
Basic information Name: Dhofar 974
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 974
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 79 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL4
Recommended:  LL4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 413 approved meteorites classified as LL4.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB113
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Type spec location:NAU* type specimen now at UWB. One polished thin section at UWB.
Comments:Work name 367, thin section PIM4
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 6
  Line 43:
Date:2004
Latitude:19°14'03.8"N
Longitude:54°55'00.5"E
Mass (g):79
Pieces:1
Class:LL4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):26.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):23
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):50.8
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU*: Collection discontinued. Specimens redistributed as shown in individual meteorite records, United States (institutional address; updated 24 Jun 2024)
UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Michael Cottingham      
Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 14' 4"N, 54° 55' 1"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2653 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 27 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4526 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 419 unapproved names)
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