Dhofar 269
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Name: Dhofar 269
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 269
Year found: 2000
Class: H5
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 19?2' 18"N, 54?30' 54"E
Above coordinates are 0.6 km apart
This is 1 of 1172 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1812 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 306 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 27515 approved Ordinary chondrites (plus 33 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 5455 approved meteorites classified as H5 (plus 11 unapproved names)
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002) Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 2.01 kg
Date:26 Jan 2000
Latitude:19?2.3'N
Longitude:54?0.9'E
Mass (g):2006
Pieces:32
Class:H5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):17
Wollastonite (mol%):0.8
Type spec mass (g):306
Info:classified by S. Afanasiev (Vernad) and A. Ulianov (MSUR); similar sized specimens also at MSUR.
Institutions and collectionsMSUR: Department of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia.
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Str. 19, Moscow 117975, Russia

Meteorite Name/ nom de la m?eorite : Dhofar 269 (H5)
Country/Pays : Oman
State/Province : Dhofar
Type: Chondrite H5
Date of find/ trouv?le : 2000
Weight / poids 34.00 Grammes
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Classification: H5; shock stage S4; weathering grade W3. Classified by S.Afanasiev, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Kosygin St. 19, Moscow 117795. Sample used for classification has been deposited to Committee on Meteorites of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Kosygin St. 19, Moscow 117795 and to Deparment of Geology of Moscow State University (M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow, 119899, RUSSIA). Key classification information: Fa of olivine is 17.8 (mol %), Fs of pyroxene is 17.0 (mol %). Analyzed by A.Ulianov, (MSU). Will appear in the meteoritic bulletin 2002