Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhofar 993

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Dhofar 993

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 993
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 993
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass: 114.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 89	(2005)	H3.8
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.8
Recommended:			H3.8 [explanation]

This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as H3.8. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB89
  Table 6
  Line 53:

Date:	10 Jan 2004
Latitude:	19°13.49'N
Longitude:	54°53.65'E
Mass (g):	114.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3.8
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	17.3±0.1
Classifier:	A. Rubin,
Type spec mass (g):	25.59
Type spec location:	UCLA

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 13' 29"N, 54° 53' 39"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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