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Dhofar 1858 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1858 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1858 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Oman Mass: 442 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 5 Sep 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Dhofar 1858 (Dho 1858) 18°48.417’N, 54°03.087’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2001 Jan 26 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: Discovered while desert expedition on Jan. 26th, 2001. Physical characteristics: One dark brown stone of 441.79 g. Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 4.84. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) various types of chondrules form 0.1 to 1.2 mm (avg. 0.8 mm) set in a iron hydroxide interspersed matrix. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa18.2 (17.7-18.8, n=23); low-Ca pyroxene Fs15.4Wo1.6 (Fs11.1-24.3Wo0.1-1.2, n=9). Kamacite Ni 4.1-4.5, Co 0.7 wt.% (n=3). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H/L4, shock stage S2). H/L based on H silicate composition, H/L kamacite composition and L chondrule size. Specimens: 14.8 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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: |
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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