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Dhofar 1929

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1929
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1929
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Oman
Mass: 32.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	H3
Recommended:			H3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 710 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 10 Jun 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Dhofar 1929 (Dho 1929) 18°50.792’N, 54°52.412’E

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2003 Mar 10

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3)

History: Discovered on a desert expedition on March 10, 2003.

Physical characteristics: One dark brown stone of 32.5 g. Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 5.07.

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) various types of chondrules rom 0.2 to 0.9 mm (avg. 0.5 mm) set in a fine-grained matrix.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa_17.5(Fa_0.2-24.4, n=20); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs_15.7Wo_1.2(Fs_1.7-18.4Wo_0.9-1.2, n=10).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3, shock stage S4)

Specimens: 6.5 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous

Data from:
  MB104
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	2003 Mar 10
Latitude:	18°50.792'N
Longitude:	54°52.412'E
Mass (g):	32.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	17.5 (0.2-24.4, n=20)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.7 (1.7-18.4, n=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2 (0.9-1.2)
Magnetic suscept.:	5.07
Classifier:	Bart
Type spec mass (g):	6.5
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)
ROM: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011)
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° 50' 48"N, 54° 52' 25"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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