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Dar al Gani 055

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 055
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 055
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass: 451 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 80	(1996)	C3
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	C-ung
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	C3-ung
Recommended:			C3-ung [explanation]

This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites classified as C3-ung. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), and Ungrouped chondrites

Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 107:

Latitude:	27°16.03'N
Longitude:	16°25.22'E
Mass (g):	451
Pieces:	1
Class:	C3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	14.9 (0.4-32) Matrix olivine: 30.5±0.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	2.6 (0.6-6)
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder
Comments:	Weber et al. (1996); Related to CV and CK chondrites; classification uncertain

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 16' 2"N, 16° 25' 13"E)
Recommended::	(27° 16' 2"N, 16° 25' 13"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 8.3 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1538 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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