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Dhofar 1277 | |||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1277 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1277 Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: Oman Mass: 10 g | ||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||
Comments: | Approved 21 Feb 2005 | ||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 90:
Dhofar 1277 19°10′84′′ N, 54°25′13′′E Oman Find: 8 March 2005 Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: One mass of 10 g was found in March 2005 in the Dhofar region of Oman. Physical Characteristics: (M. Ivanova, Vernad; F. Brandstätter, NHMV) The sample has some dark brown fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite consists of altered POP, rare BO chondrules and chondrule fragments, olivine aggregates with halos around, and fragments of a nonhydrated matrix material set within a phyllosilicate matrix. Scarce isolated olivine and pyroxene grains and refractory inclusions consisting of altered silicates, perovskite, and spinel are present. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa0.4–61; CaO = 0.26, Cr2O3 = 0.36 [both wt%]), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs1.3–7.2Wo0.5–3.2), high-Ca (Fs21Wo27.5). Minor phases are tochilinite, kamacite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite, Cr, P-rich sulfides, chromite, and Ca carbonates. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2); S1. Specimens: A 3.2 g type specimen and one thin section are on deposit at Vernad. The main mass is with anonymous finder. | ||||||||
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. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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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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