Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhofar 022

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Dhofar 022

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 022
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 022
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 110 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H3.9
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	H3.9
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.9
Recommended:			H3.9 [explanation]

This is 1 of 44 approved meteorites classified as H3.9. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 5
  Line 22:

Date:	13 Mar 2000
Latitude:	19°01.7'N
Longitude:	54°29.5'E
Mass (g):	110
Pieces:	8
Class:	H3.9
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18 (16.0-22.1)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.6
Classifier:	M. Ivanova, M. Nazarov, and S. Afanasiev (Vernad)
Comments:	PMD = 6.4; prob. paired 024

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 2'N, 54° 30'E)
Recommended::	(19° 1' 42"N, 54° 29' 30"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2167 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)

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