Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 180

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Dar al Gani 180

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 180
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 180
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1996
Country: Libya
Mass: 1700 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	LL3.9
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL3.9
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL3.9
Recommended:			LL3.9 [explanation]

This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites classified as LL3.9. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB81
  Table 3
  Line 126:

Latitude:	27°15.87'N
Longitude:	16°24.52'E
Mass (g):	1700
Pieces:	14
Class:	LL3.9
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	28.1 ± 1.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.6 ± 3.0
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder or at MNB

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Meteorites Australia
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Achim Sven Faforke
Charley Kettel
Dirk Hohmann
Michael S. Scherman
Volker Heinrich

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 15' 52"N, 16° 24' 31"E)
Recommended::	(27° 15' 52"N, 16° 24' 31"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 8.9 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1537 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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