DHOFAR 212 H3.9 METEORITE
Dhofar 212 was found by a Russian meteorite hunter on April 27, 2001 at 18°51.6' N , 54°49.9' E. Seventeen stones of total 1456 g was discovered 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: H3.9; shock stage S2; weathering grade W3. Classified by Dr. Marina A. Ivanova and S. Afanasiev, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Kosygin St. 19, Moscow 117795, e-mail venus@glasnet.ru. 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, Key classification information: Fa of olivine is 17.0 (11.4 - 18.3) (mol %), Fs of pyroxene is 16.7 (14.9 - 19.1) (mol %).

Dhofar 212
Information about the name
Name: Dhofar 212
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 212
Year found: 2000
Class: H3.9
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 18° 51' 36"N, 54° 49' 54"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 49 approved meteorites classified
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002) Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 1456 g
Date:27 Apr 2000
Latitude:18°51.6'N
Longitude:54°49.9'E
Mass (g):1456
Pieces:17
Class:H3.9
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.0(11.4-18.3)
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.7(14.9-19.1)
Type spec mass (g):150
Info:classified by S. V. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova (Vernad); type specimen, Vernad; main mass, unknown.
Comments:PMD 6.33
Institutionsand collections Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Str. 19, Moscow 117975, Russia.