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Dhofar 077
Basic information Name: Dhofar 077
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 077
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Oman
Mass:help 580 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H4
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 85  (2001)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6459 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)
Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 51:
Date:1999
Latitude:19°9.61'N
Longitude:54°48.21'E
Mass (g):580
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):18.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.3
Classifier:A. Greshake (MNB)
Type spec mass (g):34.8
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (19° 10'N, 54° 48'E)
     Recommended::   (19° 9' 37"N, 54° 48' 13"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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