Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhofar 308

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Dhofar 308

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 308
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 308
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	Lunar
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Lunar (anorth)
Recommended:			Lunar (anorth) [explanation]

This is 1 of 65 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all]
Search for other: Planetary meteorites, Lunar meteorites

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 4
  Line 11:

Date:	13 Apr 2001
Latitude:	18°24.2'N
Longitude:	54°09.0'E
Mass (g):	2
Pieces:	1
Class:	Lunar
Classifier:	M. Nazarov, Vernad, L. Taylor, UTenn
Type spec mass (g):	0.64
Comments:	pr Dho 025, 301, 304

Institutions
and collections

UTenn: Planetary Geosciences Institute, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA (institutional address)
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Norbert Classen

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(18° 24' 12"N, 54° 9' 0"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1235 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 2120 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 277 unapproved names)

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