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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1443 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1443 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites classified as Lunar. [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Jan 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 95:
Dhofar 1443 18°25.00′N 54°25.50′E Oman Find: 12 April 2001 Lunar (anorthositic breccia) History: On April 12, 2001, one stone was found by an anonymous finder in the Dhofar region, Oman. Some years later three further tiny fragments were found within a few feet. The total mass of all stones is 36.7 g. Physical characteristics: The rock is slightly weathered and relatively dark in hand specimen. Petrography and mineralogy (A. Bischoff, IfP and E. H. Haiderer, Vienna): typical anorthositic breccia with light anorthositic clasts and abundant impact melt clasts embedded within a tough, partially molten matrix. This mostly devitrified matrix contains abundant vesicles and schlieren. Based on the optical appearance the rock has some similarities with Dhofar 081, however, the coordinates do not favor pairing. Mineral compositions: feldspar ranges from An83–98 with a mean of An94.8 ± 3.5; pyroxene is Fs12–49; mean: Fs30 ± 9; and olivine is Fa19–52; mean: Fa35.5 ± 9. Classification: Lunar (anorthositic breccia). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB95 Table 7 Line 12: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) Haiderer: Erich Haiderer Laboratory, P.O. Box 88, A-1140 Vienna, Austria (private address; updated 7 Jan 2015) Vienna: University of Vienna, Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien, Austria (institutional address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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