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Dhofar 787
Basic information Name: Dhofar 787
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 787
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 383 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6434 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:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 213:
Date:27 Jan 2001
Latitude:19°1.753'N
Longitude:54°32.684'E
Mass (g):382.497
Pieces:18
Class:H4
Shock stage:S1/2
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):17.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.4
Wollastonite (mol%):1.1
Classifier:E. Gnos, B. Hofmann and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB
Institutions
   and collections		 NMB: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)
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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° 1' 45"N, 54° 32' 41"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4003 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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