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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1559 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1559 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6544 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 5 Dec 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 102:
Dhofar 1559 (Dho 1559) 18.733°N, 54.263°E Zufar, Oman Found: 2009 Apr 6 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6) History: Found in the desert by an anonymous hunter on 6 April 2009. Physical characteristics: A weathered mass (2466 g) consisting of a central fresher portion surrounded by more altered debris. Petrography: Predominantly recrystallized texure with rare relict chondrules. Geochemistry: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWB) Olivine (Fa18.6-18.8), orthopyroxene (Fs16.4-16.6Wo1.7-1.6), clinopyroxene (Fs7.3-7.6Wo43.6-44.2), sodic plagioclase, altered kamacite, taenite and troilite. Oxygen isotopes (R. Tanaka, OkaU): analyses of acid-washed subsamples gave, respectively δ17O = 3.052, 2.943; δ18O = 4.717, 4.523; Δ17O = 0.567, 0.561 per mil. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6). Specimens: 58.6 g of type material and one polished thin section are at UWB. The main mass is held by an anonymous collector. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012) OkaU: Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University, Misasa Tottori 682-0193, Japan (institutional address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4001 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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