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Dar al Gani 1063

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 1063
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 1063
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Libya
Mass: 410 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 102	(2013)	CV3
	MB 113	(2024)	CVred3
Recommended:			CVred3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites classified as CVred3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 28 Jan 2013
Revised 28 Mar 2024: Revised class based on metbull text

Writeup

Writeup from MB 102:

Dar al Gani 1063 (DaG 1063) 27°16.45’N, 16°24.50’E

Al Jufrah, Libya

Found: 2002 May 27

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

History: Three almost unweathered stones with a fresh fusion crust having a total mass of 410.3 g were found May 27, 2002, by an anonymous finder in the desert of Dar al Gani.

Petrography: A chondrite with abundant matrix and large chondrules.

Geochemistry: Olivine, Fa_14±8(range, Fa_1-30); pyroxene in chondrules and aggregates, Fs_3±3(range, Fs_0-11). Olivine in the matrix has a composition of Fa_27±6.Oxygen isotopes (A. Pack, UGött): δ¹⁸O = -0.48, d17 O= -4.32, Δ¹⁷O = -4.072 (all per mil).

Classification: The meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite of the CV3 group. Based on the relatively high abundance of metal the meteorite must be grouped to the reduced subgroup.

Data from:
  MB102
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State/Prov/County:	Al Jufrah
Date:	2002 May 27
Latitude:	27°16.45'N
Longitude:	16°24.50'E
Mass (g):	410.3
Pieces:	3
Class:	CV3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	14±8 (1-30, n=20)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	3±3 (0-11, n=12)
Classifier:	A. Bischoff, M. Matthes, E. Haiderer. IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	unknown
Comments:	Submitted by A. Bischoff

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O isotopes:

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Haiderer: Erich Haiderer Laboratory, P.O. Box 88, A-1140 Vienna, Austria (private address; updated 7 Jan 2015)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 16' 27"N, 16° 24' 30"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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