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Dhofar 2099 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dhofar 2099 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Dho 2099 Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: Oman Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as L~5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 11 Feb 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 108:
Dhofar 2099 (Dho 2099) 19°08.47’N, 54°32.53’E Zufar, Oman Find: 2005 March 09 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5) History: Discovered about 60 km SW of Mughshin on March 9, 2005 Physical characteristics: Many dark brown fragments totaling 206 g, some of them with fusion crust Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) brown recrystallized partly blackened matrix with well developed chondrules (0.3-1.3, av. 0.7 mm), irregular metal and troilite specks Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.92 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5, W3) Specimens: 20.2 g on deposit at Kiel, 24 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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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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