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Dhofar 1571
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1571
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1571
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Oman
Mass:help 154 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  Ureilite
Recommended:  Ureilite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 623 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Comments: Approved 28 Aug 2011
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 99:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:10 Jan 2006
Latitude:18°27.20'N
Longitude:54°10.00'E
Mass (g):154
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite
Weathering grade:low
Fayalite (mol%):21.6; 8.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):18.4
Wollastonite (mol%):8.0
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:MFarmer
Finder:MFarmer
Comments:Reduced rims on olivine and pigeonite. Field name: MF10-8; 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)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 27' 12"N, 54° 10' 0"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2166 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4000 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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