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Dhofar 1879
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1879
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1879
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 62 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 103  (2014)  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 17 Jun 2014
Data from:
  MB103
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:4 Dec 2004
Latitude:18°38.33'N
Longitude:54°11.05' E
Mass (g):62
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):18.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):15
Wollastonite (mol%):0.5
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):16.45
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Field name is 18-4-49; submitted by C.A. Lorenz
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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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° 38' 20"N, 54° 11' 3"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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