[meteorite-list] Scientists Study Lunar Meteorite (Dhofar 280)

From: Jim Strope <jim_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon May 24 17:13:14 2004
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Jim Strope
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Baalke" <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
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Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 5:05 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Scientists Study Lunar Meteorite (Dhofar 280)


>
>
> http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=57199&pn=local
>
> Scientists study lunar rock found in Dhofar
> Times of Oman
> May 25, 2004
>
> MUSCAT - Scientists currently focus on a rare lunar rock found in
> Dhofar governorate and is expected to reveal, for the first time,
> more information on the mineral and chemical composition of
> meteorites, according to Dr Salim bin Hamad Al Busaidi, director
> of geological surveying at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
>
> Dr Busaidi said studies on the meteorite, named Dhofar 280, were
> carried out at university laboratories in the US and Russia and
> the stone was found to contain three formations of iron and
> silica indicating that its origin was the moon. He added the
> meteorite was also found to have tiny quantities of nickel,
> phosphorus and chromium. The official said the chemical
> composition of the meteorite showed it came from higher parts
> of the moon which are lighter in colour and geologically
> older from its lower parts.
>
> He said Dhofar 280 looked much like a similar meteorite named
> Dhofar 81 collected earlier, also from Dhofar, but was found
> too small to add any new information. A Martian rock weighing
> 223kg and named Sayah Al Ahmar 94 was also discovered in the
> Sultanate. Dr Busaidi said the Sultanate is now well-known
> around the world as a field for search of meteorites and
> added that studies were being carried out abroad on 1,336kg of
> such rocks collected by the Directorate-General of Minerals
> from various parts of the Sultanate especially from Dhofar
> governorate and the central region.
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