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Dhofar 656
Basic information Name: Dhofar 656
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 656
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 724 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6459 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 130:
Date:29 Jan 2001
Latitude:19°05.464'N
Longitude:54°47.777'E
Mass (g):724
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1-2
Fayalite (mol%):19.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.5
Classifier:A. Sokol, A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):42
Type spec location:Mün
Comments:sv
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 5' 28"N, 54° 47' 47"E)

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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