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Dhofar 977
Basic information Name: Dhofar 977
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 977
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 1728 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  H3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H3
Recommended:  H3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 6
  Line 44:
Date:2004
Latitude:19° 13'16.3"N
Longitude:54°57'34.6"E
Mass (g):1,728
Pieces:1
Class:H3
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):16.9-18.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):14.2-17.7
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):89
Data from:
  MB113
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Type spec location:NAU* type specimen now at ROM. 8.4 g plus one polished thin section at ROM; remainder with owner.
Comments:Work name 365, thin section PIM2
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU*: Collection discontinued. Specimens redistributed as shown in individual meteorite records, United States (institutional address; updated 24 Jun 2024)
ROM: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011)
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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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 13' 16"N, 54° 57' 35"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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