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Dhofar 924
Basic information Name: Dhofar 924
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 924
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass:help 185 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 213:
Date:8 Nov 2002
Latitude:19°09.8'N
Longitude:54°40.1'E
Mass (g):185
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):24.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.4
Wollastonite (mol%):1.8
Classifier:S. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):50
Type spec location:Vernad
Institutions
   and collections		 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. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 9' 48"N, 54° 40' 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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