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Dhofar 2032
Basic information Name: Dhofar 2032
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 2032
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass:help 485 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 104  (2015)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11505 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 28 Sep 2015
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Writeup from MB 104:

Dhofar 2032 (Dho 2032)        18°13’33.8"N, 54°11’55.1"E

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2008

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)

History: Found by Shauna Russell on 14 Nov 2008.

Physical characteristics: Single stone with weathered, dark exterior. A saw cut shows many small chondrules set in a brown matrix.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows many distinct, small chondrules, abundant metal, and plagioclase grains up to 20 μm.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Olivine Fa18.5±0.5, Fe/Mn=37±5, n=13; low-Ca pyroxene Fs16.9±0.3Wo1.3±0.1, n=12.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)

Specimens: 23.2 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Dave Gheesling holds the main mass.

Data from:
  MB104
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:2008
Latitude:18°13'33.8"N
Longitude:54°11'55.1"E
Mass (g):485
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):18.5±0.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.9±0.3
Wollastonite (mol%):1.3±0.1
Classifier:C. Agee, UNM
Type spec mass (g):23.2
Type spec location:UNM
Main mass:Dave Gheesling
Comments:Fieldname DG-194; submitted by C. Agee
Institutions
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UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015)
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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° 13' 34"N, 54° 11' 55"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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