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Dhofar 236
Basic information Name: Dhofar 236
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 236
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass:help 320 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L4
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  L4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2051 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:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 31:
Date:14 Mar 2000
Latitude:19°01.7'N
Longitude:54°32.9'E
Mass (g):320
Pieces:26
Class:L4
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):22.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.7
Wollastonite (mol%):4.8
Classifier:D. Badyukuv (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):256
Type spec location:Pernad
Main mass:unknown
Comments:Ca-Px: Fs7_13, Wo29-43
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. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (19° 2'N, 54° 33'E)
     Recommended::   (19° 1' 42"N, 54° 32' 54"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.6 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2169 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4006 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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