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Dhofar 1658
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1658
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1658
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: Oman
Mass:help 3.15 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2902 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 29 May 2012
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 138:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:11 Dec 2011
Latitude:18°21.580'N
Longitude:54°24.423'E
Mass (g):3150
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):29.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.9
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):30.4
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:breccia; submitted by Ansgar Greshake
Institutions
   and collections
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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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° 21' 35"N, 54° 24' 25"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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