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Dhofar 005

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 005
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 005
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 125.5 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 5
  Line 5:

Date:	6 Mar 2000
Latitude:	18°10.0'N
Longitude:	54°10.0'E
Mass (g):	125.5 kg
Pieces:	687
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	24.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.3
Classifier:	M. Ivanova, M. Nazarov, and S. Afanasiev (Vernad)

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Heavenly Bodies
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Andreas Grünemeyer
George Barclay
Matteo Chinellato
Michael S. Scherman
steve sutton

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(18° 10'N, 54° 10'E)
Recommended::	(18° 10'N, 54° 10'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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