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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 2008 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 2008 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Oman Mass: 229 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6484 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 10 Jun 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Dhofar 2008 (Dho 2008) 19°07.387`N, 54°56.209’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2002 Mar 02 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: Discovered on a desert expedition on March 2, 2002. Physical characteristics: Two dark brown stones of 228.79 g in total. Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 4.83. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) various types of chondrules up to 1 mm (avg. 0.5 mm) set in recrystallized iron-hydroxide-permeated matrix. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa17.7 (Fa16.9-20.8, n=16); pyroxene: Fs11.3Wo2.6 (Fs5.3-19.9Wo0.2-5.9, n=9). Kamacite Ni5.0-6.7, Co 0.6 (n=10). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4, shock stage S3) Specimens: 20.3 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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