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Dhofar 2101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 2101 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 2101 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Oman Mass: 13 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 104 approved meteorites classified as Lunar. [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Aug 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Dhofar 2101 (Dho 2101) 19°03’35.5"N, 54°27’19.5"E Zufar, Oman Find: 2016 Classification: Lunar meteorite History: The meteorite was found in 2016 during a field trip in the Oman desert. Physical characteristics: Flattened brownish stone without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a feldspathic breccia composed of mineral fragments and basaltic clasts in a fine-grained groundmass. Most abundant minerals are calcic plagioclase and pigeonite; less abundant are augite and Fe-rich olivine. Accessories include FeS, ilmenite, and chromite. The meteorite contains calcite-filled veins due to terrestrial alteration. Geochemistry: olivine: Fa43.1±3.5 (Fa34.9-45.7, FeO/MnO=105±12, n=20); pigeonite: Fs32.9±2.4Wo10.5±2.6 (Fs28.7-36.5Wo6.1-15.8, FeO/MnO=59±6, n=20); Ca-pyroxene: Fs20.2±2.1Wo35.0±3.9 (Fs16.1-23.8Wo27.9-41.0, FeO/MnO=54±8, n=11); calcic plagioclase: An96.5±0.5 (An95.4-97.0, n=13) Classification: Lunar feldspathic breccia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 433 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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