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Dhofar 2056

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 2056
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 2056
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass: 63.1 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	L3
Recommended:			L3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 824 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 21 May 2016

Writeup

Writeup from MB 105:

Dhofar 2056 (Dho 2056) 19°25.552’N, 54°42.998’E

Zufar, Oman

Find: 2002 Feb 23

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3)

History: Discovered by a desert expedition on Feb. 23, 2002.

Physical characteristics: One dark brown stone of 63.12 g.

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Microscopic examination of a thin section shows clustered chondrules (PO, BO, RP) up to 2 mm (avg. 0.7 mm) with opaque oxidized rims. Chondrule matrix ratio >10.

Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine: Fa_8.3±4.2(n=28); pyroxene: Fs_8.5±7.4Wo_1.0±0.9(n=20); kamacite, Ni 2.9-3.8, Co 0.5-0.6 wt.% (n=3). O-isotopes (R. Greenwood and Ian Franchi, OU): δ¹⁷O = 4.031, δ¹⁸O = 4.74 (permil). Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10^-9 m³/kg) = 4.49.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3)

Specimens: 13.4 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass anonymous

Data from:
  MB105
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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	2002 Feb 23
Latitude:	19°25.552'N
Longitude:	54°42.998'E
Mass (g):	63.12
Pieces:	1
Class:	L3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	8.3±4.2 (n=28)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	8.5±7.4 (n=20)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.0±0.95
Magnetic suscept.:	4.49
Classifier:	R. Bartoschewitz, Bart
Type spec mass (g):	13.4
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	anonymous
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	working name SH3-13; submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

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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)
OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 25' 33"N, 54° 43' 0"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)

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