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Dhofar 1085   contributed by Doug Ross, IMCA 2641   MetBul Link

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.175 gram part slice. TKW is197 grams. Lunar (anorth)

Doug writes:
Lunar feldspathic impact-melt breccia. The dark melt glass veins in this slice really convey the impact-melt formation of this breccia. It's also one of the most colorful lunars, mostly as a result of hematite staining over the course of its >300k year terrestrial residence.


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Benjamin P. Sun
 2/20/2017 2:45:11 PM		 Nice Lunaite Doug! Lunaites are very special and rare meteorites.
John Divelbiss
 2/20/2017 1:09:48 PM		 There are many pairings of this meteorite including Dhofar 908. I think one of them, maybe it was 908, was dubbed the lunar "rosetta" stone because it was the first find to have a unique mix of lunar materials.
Jansen Lyons
 2/20/2017 9:46:36 AM		 300K terrestrial age, that's incredible!
Graham
 2/20/2017 5:22:37 AM		 This one is a colourful Lunar...probably due to the weathering as you say Doug. I too have a nice slice and It was found by a friend of mine from Germany who was staggered that it had sat there in the desert for 300k years and he was the first to pick it up....quite a thrill...met Bulletin has some photo links to it in situ.
John Hope
 2/20/2017 1:25:33 AM		 I have never seen a piece that looks remotely like this,totally amazing and very very special.Thanks for sharing Doug.
 

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