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| Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1427 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1427 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Oman Mass:  12.9 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 660 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Sep 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 92:
Dhofar 1427 19°6.771' N, 54°49.126' E Qitbit, Dhofar, Oman Found 17 January 2001 Achondrite (Ureilite) History: A meteorite was found by an anonymous finder in the desert of Oman about 34 km ESE of Qitbit on January 17th, 2001. Physical characteristics: The meteorite is a single dark brown stone of 12.92 g with a magnetical susceptibility of log χ = 4.57x10-9 m3/kg. Petrography: (Bartoschewitz, Bart) Coarse-grained texture with triple junctions and curved grain boundaries formed by large (1-2 mm) elongated recrystallized olivines and minor pyroxenes (<1 mm). Grain boundaries are outlined by dark carbonaceous matrix material with finely dispersed metal. Mineral composition and geochemistry: (Bartoschewitz, Bart and P. Appel, B. Mader, Kiel) Olivines (Fo74.2-79.8, CaO = 0.34, and Cr2O3= 0.64 (all in wt. %), Fe/Mn = 51) and pyroxenes, Fs13.0-21.6Wo1.4-9.1, Cr2O3 = 0.97 (in wt.%). Classification: Achondrite (ureilite) with mosaicized typical texture. Type specimens: A total of 2.6 g of sample is on deposit at Kiel. A 1.7 g slice and one thin section are on deposit at Bart. The anonymous finder holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB92 Table 6 Line 7: |
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| Institutions and collections |
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. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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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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