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Dhofar 551
Basic information Name: Dhofar 551
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 551
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 181 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  H5/6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5/6
Recommended:  H5/6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 256 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:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 127:
Date:7 Nov 2001
Latitude:18°43.037'N
Longitude:54°21.541'E
Mass (g):181
Pieces:1
Class:H5/6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):18
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.5
Classifier:A. Sokol and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):20
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 43' 2"N, 54° 21' 32"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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