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Dhofar 930 | |||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 930 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 930 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Oman Mass: 18 g | ||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 407 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-pmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Dhofar 930 Oman Found 2003, February 11 Achondrite (polymict eucrite) One rounded small stone of 18 g in weight, completely coated with fresh black fusion crust, was found in the desert. Mineralogy and classification (C. Lorenz, Vernad and F. Brandstätter, NHMV): the meteorite is a polymict breccia, consisting of numerous lithic clasts, embedded in light-grey, fine-grained clastic matrix. Mineral clasts are pyroxenes En33-65Wo1-4 with lamellae of augite En30-45Wo35-43, feldspar An94Ab3, minor orthopyroxenes En65-79Wo1-3, rare silica, chromite, troilite, Fe-Ni metal. Rock clasts are eucrites, anorthosites (An95Ab3), medium- to coarse-grained recrystallized eucrites, polymict eucrite breccias, impact melts and carbonaceous chondrite clasts. Eucrite clasts consist of pyroxene (En42Wo2 with lamellae of En34Wo40), feldspar An86Ab9 and rare olivine Fa18, ilmenite, zircon and Ca-phosphate. The meteorite is unweathered. Specimens: type specimen 3.9 g and two thin polished sections - Vernad, main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||
Data from: MB88 Table 5 Line 219: |
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Institutions and collections |
NHMV: Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria, Austria; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Jan 2019) 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: |
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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