Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhofar 911

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Dhofar 911

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 911
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 911
Observed fall: No
Year found: unknown
Country: Oman
Mass: 194 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	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:
  MB88
  Table 5
  Line 201:

Latitude:	19°19.9'N
Longitude:	54°46.6'E
Mass (g):	194
Pieces:	9
Class:	lunar
Fayalite (mol%):	26±3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22±5
Classifier:	A. Sokol, A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	Mün
Comments:	Possibly a recrystallized melt breccia; An93-98; d18O = +6.40, d17O = +3.25, D = -0.08 (R.N. Clayton, UChi)

Institutions
and collections

Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address)
UChi: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA (institutional address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Norbert Classen
Randy Korotev
The Hupe Collection
Thomas Vettori
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Michael S. Scherman
Wandering Star

Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 19' 54"N, 54° 46' 36"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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