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Dhofar 1491

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 1491
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1491
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Oman
Mass: 256 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 98	(2010)	L4-6
Recommended:			L4-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 48 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L4-6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 2 Apr 2010

Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 82:

State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Date:	19 Nov 2008
Latitude:	18°44.595'N
Longitude:	54°22.614'E
Mass (g):	256
Pieces:	1
Class:	L4-6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	25
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20±2.5
Classifier:	A. Bischoff, M. Matthes, M. Horstmann, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20.6
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Anon
Comments:	Breccia, shock veins. Clasts of type 6 and portions of type 4.; submitted by A. Bischoff

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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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° 44' 36"N, 54° 22' 37"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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