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| Basic information | Name: Dhofar 081 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 081 Observed fall: No Year found: 1999 Country: Oman Mass:  174 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 84 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Dhofar 081 Oman Found 1999 November 29 Lunar meteorite (feldspathic fragmental breccia) A brownish gray stone of 174 g covered by fusion crust was found in the Dhofar region of Oman. Classification and description (A. Greshake, MNB): a feldspathic fragmental breccia consisting of clasts of various lithologies embedded into a devitrified fine-grained matrix; schlieren and vesicles are abundant; feldspar, An96.5–99.5; pyroxene, Fs21.9–46.2Wo3.0–41.4; olivine, Fa29.3–47.8; augites are more abundant than Ca-poor pyroxenes and often contain pigeonite exsolution lamellae; accessory phases are Fe-Ni metal, ilmenite, and Ti-Cr-rich spinel; crystalline fragments include large gabbroic anorthosites, high-Al highland basalts, microporphyritic impact melt breccias, dark finegrained impact melt breccias, and large cataclastic feldspar; no regolith components (e.g., glass spherules) have been identified; low bulk concentrations of MgO and FeO reflect low abundance of mafic components. Specimens: 19.8 g plus two thin sections, MNB; several grams, Mün; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB85 Table 1 Line 55: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2653 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 27 unapproved names) This is 1 of 4526 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 419 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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