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Dar al Gani 084

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 084
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 084
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass: 277 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 629 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites

Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 110:

Latitude:	27°02.44'N
Longitude:	16°24.26'E
Mass (g):	277
Pieces:	2
Class:	Ureilite
Shock stage:	high
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	20.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	14.3
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder
Comments:	(Mosaicized);Wo5.0+/-1.1; Weber and Bischoff (1996)

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

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 2' 26"N, 16° 24' 16"E)
Recommended::	(27° 2' 26"N, 16° 24' 16"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 17.2 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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