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Dar al Gani 1057

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 1057
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 1057
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 114 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 99	(2011)	LL5
Recommended:			LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 3298 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 31 May 2011

Writeup

Writeup from MB 99:

Dar al Gani 1057 (DaG 1057) 27°16.8’N, 16°08.87’E

Al Jufrah, Libya

Found: 1998 Dec 27

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5)

Geochemistry: Breccia. Fs_11.0Wo_42.5; An_9.9-10.4Or_8.0-3.1; chromite TiO₂ 3.4-3.6; Al₂O₃ 5.9-5.7; MgO 1.6-1.7%.

Data from:
  MB99
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State/Prov/County:	Al Jufrah
Origin or pseudonym:	Dar al Gani serir
Date:	1998 Dec 27
Latitude:	27°16.8'N
Longitude:	16°08.87'E
Mass (g):	114
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	31.6 (31.4-32.5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	26.3 (25.4-31.0)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.8 (1.5-2.6)
Magnetic suscept.:	3.25
Classifier:	R. Bartoschewitz
Type spec mass (g):	20.0
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	anonymous
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	Submitted by Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 16' 48"N, 16° 8' 52"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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