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Dhofar 1709

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1709
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1709
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: Oman
Mass: 159 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 102	(2013)	LL4
Recommended:			LL4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 396 approved meteorites classified as LL4. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 27 May 2013

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	Feb 2010
Latitude:	18°58.797'N
Longitude:	54°36.565'E
Mass (g):	159
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	27.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.0±4.8 (11.3-23.9, n=44)
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	22.4
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	anonymous
Comments:	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. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015

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Photos:

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 58' 48"N, 54° 36' 34"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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