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Dhofar 1842

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1842
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1842
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 73.9 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 10 Jun 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Dhofar 1842 (Dho 1842) 18°49.834’N, 54°35.538’E

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2001 Jan 15

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)

History: Discovered on a desert expedition on Jan. 1, 2001.

Physical characteristics: One dark brown stone of 73.89 g. Magnetic susceptibility log χ =4.80.

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) various types of chondrules up to 1.2 mm (avg. 0.6 mm) set in a matrix with iron-hydroxide-filled cracks.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa_19.2(Fa_18.4-21.3, n=11); low-Ca pyroxene Fs_17.1Wo_1.3(Fs_16.3-17.9Wo_1.1-1.6, n=7).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5, shock stage S2)

Specimens: 14.8 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous

Data from:
  MB104
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	2001 Jan 15
Latitude:	18°49.834'N
Longitude:	54°35.538'E
Mass (g):	73.89
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	19.2 (18.4-21.3, n=11)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.1 (16.3-17.9, n=7)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3 (1.1-1.6)
Magnetic suscept.:	4.80
Classifier:	Bart
Type spec mass (g):	14.8
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	anonymous
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	Submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 49' 50"N, 54° 35' 32"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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