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Dhofar 718
Basic information Name: Dhofar 718
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 718
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 38 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 156:
Date:14 Jan 2002
Latitude:19°18.8'N
Longitude:54°51.1'E
Mass (g):38
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S6
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):24.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):18.9
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:D. Badyukov, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):24.9
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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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° 18' 48"N, 54° 51' 6"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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