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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 836 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 836 Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 649 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 87:
Dhofar 836 Oman Found 2000 August 15 Achondrite (ureilite) A single stone weighing 995 g, and split into two pieces was found by an anonymous finder in the Dhofar region of Oman. Mineralogy and classification (H. Takeda, Chiba; T. Ishii and M. Ohtsuki, UTok.): medium-grained (1–2 mm), equigranular olivine (Fo79 core; Fo90 rim) and pigeonite (Ca10Mg74Fe16 to Ca11Mg71Fe19). Carbonaceous matter occurs as narrow, intergranular veins. Weakly shocked (S1), with rare mosaicism in olivine. The sample is weathered to brownish color in hand specimen, W1. Dho 836 was found only 6 km NW of Dho 837, but the two specimens differ in composition and texture, and so may not be paired. Specimens: type specimen 20.2 g NSMT; thin section, Chiba; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB87 Table 4 Line 262: |
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Institutions and collections |
UTok: University Museum, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (institutional address; updated 3 Oct 2021) Chiba: Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan (institutional address) NSMT: National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, JAPAN, Japan; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jun 2014) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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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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