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Dhofar 281

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 281
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 281
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 4.94 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L3.8
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	L3.8
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L3.8
Recommended:			L3.8 [explanation]

This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as L3.8. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 61:

Date:	14 Apr 2001
Latitude:	18°34.5'N
Longitude:	54°17.9'E
Mass (g):	4936
Pieces:	1
Class:	L3.8
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	23.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	(7.6-29.2)
Wollastonite (mol%):	16.9 (9.1-27.0)
Classifier:	S. Afanasiev (Vernad) and A. Ulianov (MSUR)
Type spec mass (g):	398
Type spec location:	similar sized specimens also at MSUR
Comments:	1.2 PMD 11.7

Institutions
and collections

MSUR: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia (institutional address; updated 1 Mar 2011)
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(18° 35'N, 54° 18'E)
Recommended::	(18° 34' 30"N, 54° 17' 54"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 km apart

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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