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Dhofar 1455
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1455
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1455
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass:help 489 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 98  (2010)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3299 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 21 Apr 2010
Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 63:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:Desert plain
Date:22-Feb-2008
Latitude:18°58.593'N
Longitude:54°24.229'E
Mass (g):488.9
Pieces:6
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):31.7-32.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):25.4-25.9
Magnetic suscept.:3.61
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, P. Appel, B. Mader, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:Kiel
Main mass:Anon
Finder:anonymous
Comments:En46Wo11; An10Or7; submitted by R. Bartoschewitz
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)
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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° 58' 36"N, 54° 24' 14"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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