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Dhofar 1758 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1758 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1758 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: Oman Mass: 278 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 104 approved meteorites classified as H4-6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 27 Jul 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Dhofar 1758 (Dho 1758) 18°42’50.5"N, 54°20’53.5"E Zufar, Oman Found: Jan 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4-6) Petrography: (C. Hayes, UAb) Thin section reveals two distinct textures of different petrologic type: one with high matrix-chondrule ratio and another with well-defined chondrules. Variability in low-Ca pyroxene data obtained from the latter area suggests petrologic type 4. A type 4-6 breccia. Geochemistry: (C. Herd and C. Hayes, UAb) Olivine Fa19.0±0.8 (n=36); Low-Ca Pyroxene Fs17.4±1.7Wo1.3±0.5 (n=13). Olivine data was from both textural areas whereas low-Ca pyroxene data was obtained from the area with well-defined chondrules. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4-6), breccia. Specimens: 39.1 g type specimen on deposit at UAb. Main mass, including thin section, at SQU. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) SQU: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Science, Earth Sciences Department, P.O. Box 36 Code 123 AlKhoud, Oman (institutional address; updated 5 Oct 2014) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography: |
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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