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Dhofar 716
Basic information Name: Dhofar 716
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 716
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 361 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  LL5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3156 approved meteorites classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 154:
Date:25 Jun 2001
Latitude:19°10.0'N
Longitude:54°35.0'E
Mass (g):361
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):28.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.7
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Classifier:S. Afanasiev, Vernad, analyzed by N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):200
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   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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Oman
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     Recommended::   (19° 10'N, 54° 35'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2132 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 4 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 3961 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 374 unapproved names)
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