Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 380

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Dar al Gani 380

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 380
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 380
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: Libya
Mass: 661 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	Eucrite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Eucrite-br
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Eucrite-mmict
Recommended:			Eucrite-mmict [explanation]

This is 1 of 108 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 116:

Date:	1997
Latitude:	27°26.53'N
Longitude:	16°04.93'E
Mass (g):	661
Pieces:	1
Class:	Eucrite
Shock stage:	S2
Classifier:	J. Zipfel and St. Schiermeyer (MPI)
Comments:	br; monomict eucrite

Institutions
and collections

MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 27'N, 16° 5'E)
Recommended::	(27° 26' 32"N, 16° 4' 56"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1037 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1469 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 21 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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