Dhofar 317
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Name: Dhofar 317
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 317
Year found: 2001
Class: L5
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 18° 35' 18"N, 54° 1' 6"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 3033 approved meteorites classified as L5 (plus 1 unapproved name)
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 2.9 kg
Date:14 Dec 2001
Latitude:18°35.3'N
Longitude:54°01.1'E
Mass (g):2897
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):24.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6
Type spec mass (g):736
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.