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Dhofar 925 Lunar meteorite (Dho 925), Dhofar Governorate, Omani
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Dhofar 925 Lunar meteorite (Dho 925)Meteorite Fall Location
Dhofar GovernorateGovernorate
OmanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 23' 48'' North , 54° 33' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
69160
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69160:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


VLT basalt-bearing feldspathic impact melt breccia with glass veins.
Complex meteorite with granulitic elements of anorthositic, troctolitic, noritic, and gabbronoritic compositions, presence of VLT mare basalt clasts and granitic fragments
Weight : 49 g

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Mineral List


26 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Armalcolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Description: Zr-armalcolite.
Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
'Celsian-Hyalophane Series'
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Ti-rich chromite.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
'Glass'
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Tranquillityite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Tschermakite
Formula: ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zirconolite
Formula: CaZrTi2O7
Description: In granitic clasts.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Spinel
var. Pleonaste
4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Armalcolite4.CB.15(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Zirconolite4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Tranquillityite9.AG.90(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Tschermakite9.DE.10◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Celsian-Hyalophane Series'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
O BaddeleyiteZrO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O FayaliteFe22+SiO4
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
O Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
O Celsian-Hyalophane Series
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
MgMagnesium
Mg Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mg Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Al Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Al Celsian-Hyalophane Series
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Si Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Celsian-Hyalophane Series
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Celsian-Hyalophane Series
CaCalcium
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Ca Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Ca ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
TiTitanium
Ti Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Ti ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Fe AwaruiteNi3Fe
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Fe Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
NiNickel
Ni AwaruiteNi3Fe
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
YYttrium
Y Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
ZrZirconium
Zr BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zr Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Celsian-Hyalophane Series

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