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Dhofar 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 2005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 2005 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 621 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 21 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 105:
Dhofar 2005 (Dho 2005) 18°51.792’N, 54°51.217’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2003 Mar 12 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: Discovered on a desert expedition on March 12, 2003. Physical characteristics: One dark brown stone of 30 g. Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 3.98. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Microprobe examination of a polished thin section shows a variety of chondrules up to 0.6 mm (avg. 0.2 mm) set in a fine-grained matrix. Chondrule/matrix ratio ~1. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa22.8 (Fa1.7-54.2), Cr2O3=0-0.6 wt.%, Fe/Mn=74 (n=19); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs1.5Wo2.0 (Fs0.6-3.5Wo0.4-4.4, n=9); feldspar An66Or0.2. Kamacite Ni 5.2, Co 1.3 (n=1); taenite Ni 34-40, Co 0.3-0.7 (n=4) wt.%. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) Specimens: 6.33 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 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. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 22 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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