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Dhofar 2108

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 2108
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 2108
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: Oman
Mass: 5.27 kg

Classification
history:

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L5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 191 approved meteorites classified as L5/6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 19 Jul 2020

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State/Prov/County:	Zufar
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert
Date:	2011 Dec 6
Latitude:	18°40'43.6"N
Longitude:	54°17'15.4"E
Mass (g):	5270
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5/6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	25.1±0.3 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.1±0.4 (n=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5±0.4 (n=5)
Classifier:	K .Klemm, A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	27.5
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Decker Meteorite Museum
Comments:	Working No.: De-11; submitted by K. Klemm, IfP; submitted by Klemm K.

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. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 40' 44"N, 54° 17' 15"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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