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Dhofar 1639
Basic information Name: Dhofar 1639
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 1639
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Oman
Mass:help 16 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6546 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 2 Mar 2012
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 120:
State/Prov/County:Zufar
Date:2004 Dec 4
Latitude:18°58.62'N
Longitude:54°22.48'E
Mass (g):16
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):24.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):19.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):3.35
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by C. A. Lorenz
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. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (18° 58' 37"N, 54° 22' 29"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2119 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 4 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 3944 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 371 unapproved names)
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