Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhofar 031

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Dhofar 031

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 031
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 031
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Oman
Mass: 444 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12281 approved meteorites (plus 8 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:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 5:

Date:	1999
Latitude:	19°7.15'N
Longitude:	54°48.60'E
Mass (g):	444
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S6
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	24.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.5
Classifier:	A. Greshake (MNB)
Type spec mass (g):	34.6
Comments:	sv, rw

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 7'N, 54° 49'E)
Recommended::	(19° 7' 9"N, 54° 48' 36"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2166 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4000 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)

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