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Dhofar 2106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 2106 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 2106 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Oman Mass: 6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 635 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Jul 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Dhofar 2106 (Dho 2106) 18°21.638’N, 54°10.470’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2010 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was found 2010 during a field trip in the Oman desert. Physical characteristics: Small black individual without fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of small (apparent mean diameter about 250 μm) chondrules, chondrule pseudomorphs, mineral fragments, and rare CAIs many of which surrounded by fine-grained dust rims set into abundant fine-grained matrix. Several chondrule pseudomorphs contain fibrous phyllosilicates. Matrix is Fe-rich with abundant Fe-sulfides and rare Ca-carbonates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 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. 109, in preparation (2020)
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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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