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Dhofar 1490
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1490
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1490
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass:help 309 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 98  (2010)  H5-6
Recommended:  H5-6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites classified as H5-6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 9 Feb 2010
Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 81:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:19-Nov-2008
Latitude:18°47.870'N
Longitude:54°24.262'E
Mass (g):309
Pieces:1
Class:H5-6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2-3
Fayalite (mol%):18.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.5
Classifier:A. Bischoff, M. Matthes, M. Horstmann, IfP
Type spec mass (g):27.8
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Anon
Comments:breccia, shock veins; submitted by A. Bischoff
Institutions
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 47' 52"N, 54° 24' 16"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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