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Dhofar 909
Basic information Name: Dhofar 909
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 909
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Oman
Mass:help 3.9 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  Lunar
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Lunar (anorth)
Recommended:  Lunar (anorth)    [explanation]

This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth).   [show all]
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Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 199:
Date:2 Feb 2003
Latitude:19°19.809'N
Longitude:54°46.783'E
Mass (g):3.9
Pieces:1
Class:lunar
Fayalite (mol%):26.5±5
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.0±5
Classifier:A. Sokol, A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):0.9
Type spec location:Mün
Comments:breccia; An94-98
Institutions
   and collections		 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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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (19° 19' 49"N, 54° 46' 47"E)

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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