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Graphite from
Shişr 007 meteorite, Dhofar Governorate, Oman


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Comments:Raman spectroscopy reveals that compressed graphite is present. These features are presumably due to the uneven compression of the strong, but brief shock event(s) which have produced diamond in some instances.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shişr 007 meteorite, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:890924
Long-form Identifier:1:3:890924:4
GUID (UUID V4):39287c3b-35aa-4f3c-9be3-1aacacf21fc8
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