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Dhofar 316
Basic information Name: Dhofar 316
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 316
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 3.22 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  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:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 18:
Date:12 Dec 2001
Latitude:19°09.3'N
Longitude:54°47.2'E
Mass (g):3215
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):24.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6
Classifier:S. Afanasiev, Vernad, analyzed by A. Ulianov, MwSU
Type spec mass (g):591
Type spec location:additional MwSU
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
MwSU: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia (institutional address; updated 1 Mar 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 9' 18"N, 54° 47' 12"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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