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Dhofar 2043

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 2043
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 2043
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Oman
Mass: 34.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	CO3
Recommended:			CO3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Comments:

Approved 11 Mar 2016

Writeup

Writeup from MB 105:

Dhofar 2043 (Dho 2043) 18°28’21.5"N, 54°10’11.6

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2014 Nov 08

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3)

Petrography: Chondrules and rare CAIs in a dark brown matrix (~50 vol%). Chondrule mean apparent diameter 210±110 μm (N=33).

Geochemistry: Cr₂O₃ in ferroan olivine 0.08±0.08 wt% (n=5)

Classification: CO3

Data from:
  MB105
  Table 0
  Line 0:

State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	2014 Nov 08
Latitude:	18°28'21.5"N
Longitude:	54°10'11.6
Mass (g):	34.3
Pieces:	1
Class:	CO3
Weathering grade:	Severe
Fayalite (mol%):	28.3±17.7 (PMD 57%, n=6)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	30.4 (n=1)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.7
Magnetic suscept.:	4.73
Classifier:	H. Pourkhorsandi, J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	6.95
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Anonymous
Finder:	Anonymous
Comments:	Submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 28' 22"N, 54° 10' 12"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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