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Dhofar 1758
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1758
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1758
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: Oman
Mass:help 278 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 102  (2013)  H4-6
Recommended:  H4-6    [explanation]

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
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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:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:Jan 2011
Latitude:18°42'50.5"N
Longitude:54°20'53.5"E
Mass (g):278.4
Pieces:1
Class:H4-6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):19.0±0.8 (n=36)
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.4±1.7 (n=13)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.3±0.5 (n=13)
Classifier:C. Herd and C. Hayes, UAb
Type spec mass (g):39.1
Type spec location:UAb
Main mass:SQU
Comments:Field number O-10; submitted by C. Herd
Institutions
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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:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 42' 51"N, 54° 20' 53"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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