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Dhofar 927

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 927
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 927
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass: 795 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 216:

Date:	16 Nov 2002
Latitude:	19°08.2'N
Longitude:	54°33.8'E
Mass (g):	795
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3/4
Fayalite (mol%):	17.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.5
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4
Classifier:	S. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	229
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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Jean-Michel Masson

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 8' 12"N, 54° 33' 48"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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