DHOFAR 231

DHOFAR 231 - Found 15 January 2001, Dhofar, Oman. Chondrite H4. Total mass 1780 grams.
Information about the name
Name: Dhofar 231
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 231
Year found: 2001
Class: H4
Country: Oman
Coordinates:18° 47' 30"N, 54° 34' 36"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 2489 approved meteorites classified as H4 (plus 2 unapproved names)
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Mass: 1780 g
Date: 15 Jan 2001
Latitude: 18°47.5'N
Longitude: 54°34.6'E
Mass (g): 1780
Pieces: 74
Class: H4
Shock stage: S2
Weathering grade: W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.1
Type spec mass (g): 350
Info: classified by M. A. Ivanova, M. A. Nazarov (Vernad) and L. Taylor, A. Patchen (UTenn).

Institutions and collections
UTenn: Planetary Geosciences Institute, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Str. 19, Moscow 117975, Russia