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| Basic information | Name: Dhofar 182 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 182 Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Oman Mass:  255 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 295 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Dhofar 182 Dhofar, Oman Found 2000 February 9 Achondrite (Eucrite) Many stones were with a shiny fusion crust were found within a square metre during a meteorite hunt. The largest fragments were 140.5 g, 90.1 g, and 24.5 g in mass, and they fit together into a complete individual. Classification (J. Otto, Frei): The meteorite is a basaltic eucrite, Fs61.9, plagioclase An88.7. The meteorite is low shock, weathering grade W0. Specimens: 140.5 g Koblitz, 96.3 g JNMC-Zurich, Switzerland; type specimen 2.8 g Frei + 18.6 g Mün. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB88 Table 5 Line 13: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address) Koblitz: Jörn Koblitz, Benquestrasse 27, D-28209 Bremen, Germany; Website (private address) 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. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2653 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 27 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4526 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 419 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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