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Dhofar 480

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 480
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 480
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 101 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	Eucrite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Eucrite
Recommended:			Eucrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 569 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 69:

Date:	1 Jan 2001
Latitude:	19°08'297"N
Longitude:	54°41'776"E
Mass (g):	101
Pieces:	1
Class:	Euc
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	64.9
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.3
Classifier:	J. Otto and A. Ruh, Frei
Type spec mass (g):	20
Comments:	Plag: An 89-91, br

Institutions
and collections

Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 8' 18"N, 54° 53' 56"E)

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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