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Dhofar 295
Basic information Name: Dhofar 295
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 295
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 48 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Ureilite
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  Ureilite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Ureilite
Recommended:  Ureilite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 643 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 73:
Date:15 Jan 2002
Latitude:19°12.5'N
Longitude:54°38.4'E
Mass (g):48
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite
Fayalite (mol%):13.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):13.8
Wollastonite (mol%):6.13
Classifier:C. Lorenz (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):9.2
Institutions
   and collections		 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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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (19° 13'N, 54° 38'E)
     Recommended::   (19° 12' 30"N, 54° 38' 24"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1.2 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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