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Dhofar 1533
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1533
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1533
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Oman
Mass:help 341 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3298 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 12 Oct 2010
Data from:
  MB99
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:25 Apr 2006
Latitude:18°21.07'N
Longitude:54°31.92'E
Mass (g):341
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):29.0-29.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.4-23.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4-1.5
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):22.5
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:MFarmer
Finder:MFarmer
Comments:breccia. Field name: MF06-5. Ca-pyroxene, Fs8.7-11.3 Wo44.5-41.5; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
   and collections		 UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 21' 4"N, 54° 31' 55"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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