Dhofar 316
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Name: Dhofar 316
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 316
Year found: 2001
Class: L6
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 19° 9' 18"N, 54° 47' 12"E
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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 3.22 kg
Date:12 Dec 2001
Latitude:19°09.3'N
Longitude:54°47.2'E
Mass (g):3215
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):24.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6
Type spec mass (g):591
Info:Classified: S. Afanasiev, Vernad, analyzed by A. Ulianov, MwSU; additional type specimen at MwSU.
Institutions and collections MwSU: 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.