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Dhofar 353
Basic information Name: Dhofar 353
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 353
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass:help 666 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5-6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  H5/6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5/6
Recommended:  H5/6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 255 approved meteorites classified as H5/6.   [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 79:
Date:2000
Latitude:18°40.056'N
Longitude:54°36.295'E
Mass (g):666
Pieces:1
Class:H5/6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):19.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):18
Classifier:A. Greshake (MNB)
Type spec mass (g):29.1
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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:   (18° 40'N, 54° 36'E)
     Recommended::   (18° 40' 3"N, 54° 36' 18"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.5 km apart

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 436 unapproved names)
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