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Dhofar 1470

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1470
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1470
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass: 51.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 98	(2010)	H~5
Recommended:			H~5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 174 approved meteorites classified as H~5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 21 Apr 2010

Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 76:

State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	26-Feb-2008
Latitude:	18°34.003'N
Longitude:	54°10.180'E
Mass (g):	51.6
Pieces:	1
Class:	H~5
Magnetic suscept.:	4.89
Classifier:	R. Bartoschewitz
Type spec mass (g):	10.3
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	Anon
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	melt pockets; submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 34' 0"N, 54° 10' 11"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2132 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3961 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 374 unapproved names)

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