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Dhofar 248
Basic information Name: Dhofar 248
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 248
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass:help 38.3 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 85  (2001)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2852 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB85
  Table 1
  Line 182:
Date:7 Feb 2001
Latitude:18°59.15'N
Longitude:54°36.04'E
Mass (g):38.3
Pieces:4
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):31.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):25.5
Classifier:A. Sokol and A. Bischoff (Mün)
Type spec mass (g):5.5
Comments:sv
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (18° 59'N, 54° 36'E)
     Recommended::   (18° 59' 9"N, 54° 36' 2"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.3 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2168 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 22 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4002 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 434 unapproved names)
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