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Dhofar 282
Basic information Name: Dhofar 282
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 282
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 928 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 62:
Date:5 Apr 2001
Latitude:19°02.0'N
Longitude:54°37.TE
Mass (g):928
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):24.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:S. Afanasiev (Vernad) and A. Ulianov (MSUR)
Type spec mass (g):125
Type spec location:similar sized specimens also at MSUR
Institutions
   and collections		 MSUR: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia (institutional address; updated 1 Mar 2011)
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (19° 2'N, 54° 38'E)
     Recommended::   (19° 2' 0"N, 54° 37' 42"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.5 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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