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Dhofar 013

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 013
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 013
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass: 1070 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6426 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 5
  Line 13:

Date:	17 Jan 2000
Latitude:	18°22.0'N
Longitude:	54°14.2'E
Mass (g):	1070
Pieces:	2
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	18.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.8
Classifier:	M. Ivanova, M. Nazarov, and S. Afanasiev (Vernad)

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Christopher Brandl

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(18° 22'N, 54° 14'E)
Recommended::	(18° 22' 0"N, 54° 14' 12"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.4 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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