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Dhofar 1599
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1599
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1599
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 240 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 28 Apr 2011
Data from:
  MB99
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:29 Nov 2004
Latitude:18°52.88'N
Longitude:54°23.92'E
Mass (g):240
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):15.7
Wollastonite (mol%):1.74
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):68.45
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by C. A. Lorenz
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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. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 52' 53"N, 54° 23' 55"E)

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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