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Dhofar 007 					Location 18° 20.1’ N 54° 10.9’ E

Dhofar province, Oman 

Find 4 December 1999

Eucrite (cumulate) 



History: This meteorite was discovered by an anonymous finder on a limestone plateau in the Dhofar region of Oman.
Physical characteristics: 37 light brown stones of more than 21 kg in total weight. Fusion crust is partly present.
Geochemistry and Petrography: (Ivanova M. Kononkova N., Vernad., EMP): feldspar An92; orthopyroxene Fs43.3; breccia.
Classification: The meteorite is a cumulate Eucrite.
Specimens: sample and one thin section are on deposit at Vernadsky Institute.
An anonymous collector holds the main mass. 
Available samples
Part slice 43.2 gram, 4 mm thick, sold
Part slice 62 gram, 4 mm thick, sold
Part slice 78 gram, 4 mm thick, sold
Part slice 91.5 gram, 4 mm thick, sold
Part slice 100 gram, 4 mm thick, sold
Part slice 103 gram, 4 mm thick, sold
Part of individual, endcut sample 512 gram, sold
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