Dhofar 273 L5
Meteorite Name/ nom de la m?eorite : Dhofar 273 (L5)
Country/Pays : Oman
State/Province : Dhofar
Type: Chondrite S4- W3
Date of find/ trouv?en : 2004
Weight / poids 16 Grammes
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Dhofar 273
Information about the name
Name: Dhofar 273
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: Dho 273
Year found: 2001
Class: L5
Country: Oman
Coordinates: 18?22' 30"N, 54?8' 54"E
Above coordinates are 0.9 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 3033 approved meteorites classified as L5 (plus 1 unapproved name)
References:
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 2.09 kg
Date: 4 Apr 2001
Latitude: 18?2.5'N
Longitude: 54?8.9'E
Mass (g): 2085
Pieces: 1
Class: L5
Shock stage: S4
Weathering grade: W3
Fayalite (mol%):23.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.5
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Type spec mass (g): 60
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.