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Dhofar 182

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 182
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 182
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 255 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 272 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all]
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Writeup

Writeup from MB 88:

Dhofar 182

Dhofar, Oman

Found 2000 February 9

Achondrite (Eucrite)

Many stones were with a shiny fusion crust were found within a square metre during a meteorite hunt. The largest fragments were 140.5 g, 90.1 g, and 24.5 g in mass, and they fit together into a complete individual. Classification (J. Otto, Frei): The meteorite is a basaltic eucrite, Fs_61.9, plagioclase An_88.7. The meteorite is low shock, weathering grade W0. Specimens: 140.5 g Koblitz, 96.3 g JNMC-Zurich, Switzerland; type specimen 2.8 g Frei + 18.6 g Mün.

Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 13:

Date:	9 Feb 2000
Latitude:	18°56.5'N
Longitude:	54°30.08'E
Mass (g):	255.1
Pieces:	3
Class:	Euc
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	61.9
Classifier:	J. Otto and A. Ruh, Frei. (Fre1 is undefined, but this is MB87 definition)
Type spec mass (g):	18.6

Institutions
and collections

Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address)
Koblitz: Jörn Koblitz, Benquestrasse 27, D-28209 Bremen, Germany; Website (private address)
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 56' 18"N, 54° 30' 5"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 22 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names)

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