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| Basic information | Name: Dhofar 731 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 731 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Oman Mass:  36 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Dhofar 731 Oman Found 2002 November 11 Lunar meteorite (anorthositic impact melt breccia) A light-grey stone weighing 36 g was found in the Dhofar region of Oman. Mineralogy and classification (M. Nazarov, Vernad; L. Taylor, UTenn): fusion crust is absent; lithic clasts and mineral fragments occur within a fine-grained impact melt matrix; the lithic clast population consists mainly of impact melt breccias of anorthositic and troctolitic compositions; feldspar, An95–97; orthopyroxene, Wo2–5En53–85; clinopyroxene; Wo6–45En30–81, olivine, Fo52–87 (Fe/Mn ≈ 84 at). Accessory minerals include: Cr-pleonaste, chromite, ilmenite, troilite and FeNi metal (0.5–66 wt% Ni; 0.2–2 wt% Co); Crpleonast is most common; the stone is moderately weathered; calcite, gypsum, celestite, barite, smectite, and Fe hydroxides are present. Dho 731 may be paired with Dho 302, 303, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311, and 730. Specimens: type specimens of 7.5 g, and a thin section, Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table 4 Line 167: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UTenn: Planetary Geosciences Institute, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, United States (institutional address; updated 1 Nov 2011) 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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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