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Dhofar 1014

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1014
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1014
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Oman
Mass: 298 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	L4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L4
Recommended:			L4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2024 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 241:

Date:	21 Dec 2002
Latitude:	18°33.404'N
Longitude:	54°0.050'E
Mass (g):	298.274
Pieces:	1
Class:	L4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	25.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.5
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5
Classifier:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann, A. Al-Kathiri, M. Eggiman and S. Lorenzetti, NMB; analyst: E. Gnos and A. Al-Kathiri, NMB
Type spec location:	NMB
Finder:	E. Gnos, B. Hofmann, A. Al-Kathiri, M. Eggiman and S. Lorenzetti, 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. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 33' 24"N, 54° 0' 3"E)

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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