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Dhofar 213
Basic information Name: Dhofar 213
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 213
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass:help 256 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 8:
Date:5 Mar 2000
Latitude:18°31.5'N
Longitude:54°07.0'E
Mass (g):256
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):18.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.3
Classifier:S. V. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):63.5
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:unknown
Institutions
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (18° 32'N, 54° 7'E)
     Recommended::   (18° 31' 30"N, 54° 7' 0"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 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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