Dhofar 700 					Location 19° 18.5'N  54° 33.1'E

Dhofar province, Oman 

Find 15 November 2002

Achondrite (diogenite) 

Twelve dark-grey stones totalling 2770 g were found in the Dhofar region of Oman. 
Classification and mineralogy (S. Demidova, Vernad; G. Kurat, NHMV): fusion crust is absent. The meteorite has an equigranular texture, 
and consists dominantly of orthopyroxene (Wo2.5–7En62–71; Fe/Mn ? 25 at.). 
Accessory minerals are clinopyroxene Wo8–25En55–66, olivine Fo63–68, plagioclase An89–95, silica, chromite, troilite 
and FeNi metal (0.2–3.8 wt% Ni, 0.3–0.8 wt% Co); terrestrial weathering is not significant; rare Fe hydroxide is present. 
The mafic silicates in Dho 700 have the low mg# that is a characteristic feature of diogenites.