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Dhofar 125

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 125
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 125
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 2.7 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Acapulcoite
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	Acapulcoite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Acapulcoite
Recommended:			Acapulcoite [explanation]

This is 1 of 93 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 85:

Dhofar 125

Oman

Found 2000 January 26

Primitive achondrite (acapulcoite)

A 2697 g black stone entirely covered by fusion crust was found in the Dhofar region of Oman. Classification and description (A. Greshake, MNB): contains olivine (Fa_8.5), augite (Fs_3.7Wo_43.8), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs_7.7Wo_1.9), plagioclase (An_16.3Ab_81.4), Fe-Ni metal, troilite, chlorapatite, and chromite; shows a recrystallization texture with abundant 120° triple junctions; many interstices are filled with metal; shock stage, S1; weathering grade, W1/2. Oxygen isotopes (R. Clayton and T. Mayeda, UChi): δ₁₇O = +0.36·, δ₁₈O = +3.57·, plotting in the acapulcoite–lodranite field. Specimens: 30 g and one thin section, MNB; main mass with anonymous finder.

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 99:

Date:	26 Jan 2000
Latitude:	18°59.20'N
Longitude:	54°36.03'E
Mass (g):	2697
Pieces:	1
Class:	Acapulcoite

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O isotopes:

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
UChi: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States (institutional address; updated 28 Feb 2011)

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References:

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

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Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Gerald Armstrong
John Creech, Victoria University of Wellington
Matteo Chinellato
MeteoriteCollector.org - MTCU - Monnig Collection
Solar Anamnesis

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(18° 59'N, 54° 36'E)
Recommended::	(18° 59' 12"N, 54° 36' 2"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.4 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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