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Dhofar 1834

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1834
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1834
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: Oman
Mass: 358 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 103	(2014)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 22 Feb 2014

Writeup

Writeup from MB 103:

Dhofar 1834 (Dho 1834) 18°9.323’N, 54°21.327’E

Zufar, Oman

Found: Jan 2011

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6)

Geochemistry: Silicate compositions obtained following the Dodd et al. (1967) method.

Specimens: 51.1 g type specimen, including thin section, on deposit at UAb. Main mass at SQU.

Bibliography:

Dodd R.T., Van Schmus W.R., and Koffman D.M. (1967) A survey of the unequilibrated ordinary chondrites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 31, 921–934 (link)

Data from:
  MB103
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:	sand/carbonate desert
Date:	Jan 2011
Latitude:	18°9.323'N
Longitude:	54°21.327'E
Mass (g):	357.9
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S5
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	25.4±0.8 (N=32)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.7±0.8 (N=21)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.2 (N=21)
Classifier:	C. Herd, UAb
Type spec mass (g):	51.1
Type spec location:	UAb
Main mass:	SQU
Comments:	Field number O-35; submitted by C. Herd

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. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 9' 19"N, 54° 21' 20"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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