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Chromite from
Dhofar 717 meteorite (Dho 717), Dhofar Governorate, Oman


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dhofar 717 meteorite (Dho 717), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1322866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1322866:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘDhofar 280 Lunar meteorite (Dho 280), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDhofar 309 Lunar meteorite (Dho 309), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘDhofar 922 meteorite (Dho 922), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘDhofar 925 Lunar meteorite (Dho 925), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
48.4km (30.0 miles) ⓘJiddat al Harasis meteorite 054 (JaH 054), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘAl-Ghanim meteorite, Rub' al-Khali, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
References
Litasov, K. D., Badyukov, D. D., Pokhilenko, N. P. (2019) Formation Parameters of High-Pressure Minerals in the Dhofar 717 and 864 Chondrite Meteorites. Doklady Earth Sciences, 485 (1) 327-330 doi:10.1134/s1028334x19030322
 
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