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Dhofar 1552

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1552
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1552
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass: 454 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 100	(2012)	L-melt breccia
Recommended:			L-melt breccia [explanation]

This is 1 of 31 approved meteorites classified as L-melt breccia. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 9 Nov 2011

Writeup

Writeup from MB 100:

Dhofar 1552 (Dho 1552) 18°45.87’N, 54°19.33’E

Zufar, Oman

Found: 12 Jan 2008

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L, melt breccia)

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS): Regions with sparse chondrules set in a fine grained matrix containing spheroidal grains of altered metal.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_24.9-25.1), orthopyroxene (Fs_20.9-21.1Wo_1.5-1.3), clinopyroxene (Fs_7.5Wo_45.0), sodic plagioclase, altered kamacite, taenite, troilite.

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 97:

State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	12 Jan 2008
Latitude:	18°45.87'N
Longitude:	54°19.33'E
Mass (g):	454
Pieces:	1
Class:	L-melt breccia
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	24.9-25.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.9-21.2; 7.5
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5-1.3; 45.0
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):	37.1
Type spec location:	UWS
Main mass:	MFarmer
Finder:	MFarmer
Comments:	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° 45' 52"N, 54° 19' 20"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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