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Dhofar 081

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 081
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 081
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Oman
Mass: 174 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Lunar
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	Lunar (feldspathic fragmental breccia)
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Lunar (anorth)
Recommended:			Lunar (anorth) [explanation]

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Writeup from MB 85:

Dhofar 081

Oman

Found 1999 November 29

Lunar meteorite (feldspathic fragmental breccia)

A brownish gray stone of 174 g covered by fusion crust was found in the Dhofar region of Oman. Classification and description (A. Greshake, MNB): a feldspathic fragmental breccia consisting of clasts of various lithologies embedded into a devitrified fine-grained matrix; schlieren and vesicles are abundant; feldspar, An_96.5–99.5; pyroxene, Fs_21.9–46.2Wo_3.0–41.4; olivine, Fa_29.3–47.8; augites are more abundant than Ca-poor pyroxenes and often contain pigeonite exsolution lamellae; accessory phases are Fe-Ni metal, ilmenite, and Ti-Cr-rich spinel; crystalline fragments include large gabbroic anorthosites, high-Al highland basalts, microporphyritic impact melt breccias, dark finegrained impact melt breccias, and large cataclastic feldspar; no regolith components (e.g., glass spherules) have been identified; low bulk concentrations of MgO and FeO reflect low abundance of mafic components. Specimens: 19.8 g plus two thin sections, MNB; several grams, Mün; main mass with anonymous finder.

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 55:

Date:	29 Nov 1999
Latitude:	19°19.32'N
Longitude:	54°46.96'E
Mass (g):	174
Pieces:	1
Class:	Lunar

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Norbert Classen
Sergey Vasiliev
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Chris Handler
Francois Pacaud
Gerald Armstrong
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney
Michael S. Scherman
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Oman

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 19'N, 54° 47'E)
Recommended::	(19° 19' 19"N, 54° 46' 58"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.6 km apart

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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