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| Basic information | Name: Dhofar 1991 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 1991 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Oman Mass:  1379 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites classified as H-melt rock. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 27 May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Dhofar 1991 (Dho 1991) 18°38.149’N, 54°43.908’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2010 Apr 23 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H, melt rock) Petrography: The meteorite displays a melt texture of sometimes euhedral olivine, orthopyroxene, rare augite and abundant FeNi metal and FeS spherules. Rarely, poorly defined relict chondrules have been found. FeNi-metal or sulfide veins are absent. Olivine and orthopyroxene are compositional homogeneous. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 22 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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