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Dhofar 691
Basic information Name: Dhofar 691
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 691
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 428 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8876 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [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 134:
Date:2 Mar 2001
Latitude:19°24.403'N
Longitude:54°45.493'E
Mass (g):428
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2-3
Fayalite (mol%):23.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.5
Classifier:A. Sokol and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):18.5
Comments:sv
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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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 24' 24"N, 54° 45' 30"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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