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Dhofar 1514

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1514
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1514
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass: 1749 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 100	(2012)	R3.6
Recommended:			R3.6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites classified as R3.6. [show all]
Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 28 Aug 2011

Writeup

Writeup from MB 100:

Dhofar 1514 (Dho 1514) 18° 20' 19"N, 54° 23' 22"E

Zufar, Oman

Found: 2008

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3.6)

Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS) Unequilibrated chondrite consisting of distinct and fresh chondrules (mostly PO, granular and BO types) plus sparse autolithic clasts set in a stained matrix of related debris. Mineralogy includes olivine, orthopyroxene, sodic feldspathic glass, Cr-bearing magnetite, ilmenite, chromite, troilite and rare awaruite.

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 87:

State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	20 Nov 2008
Latitude:	18°20'19"N
Longitude:	54°23'22"E
Mass (g):	1749
Pieces:	1
Class:	R3.6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	0.6-41.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):	4.8-27.4
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.4-3.2
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS,
Type spec mass (g):	44.0
Type spec location:	UWS
Main mass:	MFarmer
Comments:	contains Cr-magnetite, awaruite; submitted by 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. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Paul Griffin
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 20' 19"N, 54° 23' 22"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4001 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)

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