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Dhofar 936
Basic information Name: Dhofar 936
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 936
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass:help 62 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  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:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 225:
Date:27 Apr 2000
Latitude:18°53.6'N
Longitude:54°43.9'E
Mass (g):62
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:S. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):14.7
Type spec location:Vernad
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 53' 36"N, 54° 43' 54"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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