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Dhofar 911

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 911
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 911
Observed fall: No
Year found: unknown
Country: Oman
Mass: 194 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	Lunar
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Lunar (anorth)
Recommended:			Lunar (anorth) [explanation]

This is 1 of 83 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all]
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Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 201:

Latitude:	19°19.9'N
Longitude:	54°46.6'E
Mass (g):	194
Pieces:	9
Class:	lunar
Fayalite (mol%):	26±3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22±5
Classifier:	A. Sokol, A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	Mün
Comments:	Possibly a recrystallized melt breccia; An93-98; δ18O = +6.40, δ17O = +3.25, D = -0.08 (R.N. Clayton, UChi)

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Institutions
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UChi: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States (institutional address; updated 28 Feb 2011)
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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Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Norbert Classen
Randy Korotev
The Hupe Collection
Thomas Vettori
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Gerald Armstrong
Michael S. Scherman
Robert Zdancewicz

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 19' 54"N, 54° 46' 36"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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