Dhofar 274
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Name: Dhofar 274
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 274
Year found: 2001
Class: L6
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 18° 3' 48"N, 54° 3' 0"E
Above coordinates are 0.4 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 5762 approved meteorites classified as L6 (plus 4 unapproved names)
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 2.48 kg
Date:7 Apr 2001
Latitude:18°03.8'N
Longitude:54°03.0'E
Mass (g):2475
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W0/1
Fayalite (mol%):24.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.7
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Type spec mass (g):365
Info:classified by S. Afanasiev (Vernad) and A. Ulianov (MSUR); similar sized specimens also at MSUR.
Institutions and collections MSUR: 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.