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Dhofar 187
Basic information Name: Dhofar 187
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 187
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass:help 3.05 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 85  (2001)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 159:
Date:Feb 2000
Latitude:18°51'35"N
Longitude:54°28'14"E
Mass (g):3049
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):25.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.5
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:J. Otto and A. Ruh (Frei)
Type spec mass (g):20.3
Comments:br
Institutions
   and collections		 Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (18° 51' 35"N, 54° 28' 14"E)
     Recommended::   (18° 51' 35"N, 54° 28' 14"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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