DHOFAR 283 H6 METEORITE

Dhofar 283 was found by a Russian meteorite hunter on April 10, 2001, while hunting the Dhofar Desert of Oman. Find coordinates: 18°26.4' N, 54°01.1' E. Five fragments of total 1788g. were recovered on the surface of the desert. "Nature of recovery site: rocky planes with carbonate stones, low areas covered with quarz-carbonate sand overgrown by low small bushes."

Classification: H6; shock stage S3; 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 18.9 (mol %), Fs of pyroxene is 18.6 (mol %). Analyzed by A.Ulianov, (MSU).

Dhofar 283
Information about the name
Name: Dhofar 283
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 283
Year found: 2001
Class: H6
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 18° 26' 24"N, 54° 1' 6"E
Above coordinates are 0.8 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 3194 approved meteorites classified as H6 (plus 3 unapproved names)
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002) Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 1788 g
Date:10 Apr 2001
Latitude:18°26.4'N
Longitude:54°01.1'E
Mass (g):1788
Pieces:5
Class:H6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3/4
Fayalite (mol%):18.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):18.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.7
Type spec mass (g):187
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.