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Dhofar 1858

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1858
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1858
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 442 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

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Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 5 Sep 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Dhofar 1858 (Dho 1858) 18°48.417’N, 54°03.087’E

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2001 Jan 26

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)

History: Discovered while desert expedition on Jan. 26th, 2001.

Physical characteristics: One dark brown stone of 441.79 g. Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 4.84.

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) various types of chondrules form 0.1 to 1.2 mm (avg. 0.8 mm) set in a iron hydroxide interspersed matrix.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa_18.2(17.7-18.8, n=23); low-Ca pyroxene Fs_15.4Wo_1.6(Fs_11.1-24.3Wo_0.1-1.2, n=9). Kamacite Ni 4.1-4.5, Co 0.7 wt.% (n=3).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H/L4, shock stage S2). H/L based on H silicate composition, H/L kamacite composition and L chondrule size.

Specimens: 14.8 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous

Data from:
  MB104
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	2001 Jan 26
Latitude:	18°48.417'N
Longitude:	54°03.087'E
Mass (g):	441.79
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.2 (17.7-18.8, n=23)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.4 (11.1-24.3, n=9)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.6 (0.1 - 1.2)
Magnetic suscept.:	4.84
Classifier:	Bart
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	anonymous
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	Submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 48' 25"N, 54° 3' 5"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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