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Dhofar 1748
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1748
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1748
Observed fall: No
Year found: unknown
Country: Oman
Mass:help 34.4 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 101  (2012)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 5 Dec 2012
Data from:
  MB101
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:KG060
Date:Feb/Mar 2011
Latitude:19°04'34"N
Longitude:54°34'32"E
Mass (g):34.4
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):20.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.3
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):6.88
Type spec location:PSF
Main mass:finder
Finder:anonymous
Comments:Found during a systematic search; submitted by P. Sipiera
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 4' 34"N, 54° 34' 32"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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