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Dar al Gani 032
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 032
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 032
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass:help 579 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  CO3
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CO3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CO3
Recommended:  CO3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 105:
Latitude:27°05.08'N
Longitude:16°02.21'E
Mass (g):579
Pieces:4
Class:CO3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18.6 (0.3-64)
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.7 (0.8-10)
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 5' 5"N, 16° 2' 13"E)
     Recommended::   (27° 5' 5"N, 16° 2' 13"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 12.2 m apart

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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