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Dhofar 1408
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1408
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1408
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 81.9 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  L5
Recommended:  L~5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 72 approved meteorites classified as L~5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 5
  Line 25:
Date:2001 Jan 12
Latitude:19°8.532'N
Longitude:54°52.834'E
Mass (g):81.93
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Weathering grade:W4-5
Magnetic suscept.:4.66
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, Bart
Type spec mass (g):16.4
Type spec location:Kiel
Comments:Prob. paired w/ Dho 612
Institutions
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Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 8' 32"N, 54° 52' 50"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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