Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 391

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Dar al Gani 391

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 391
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 391
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: Libya
Mass: 1605 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	Eucrite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Eucrite-br
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Eucrite-pmict
Recommended:			Eucrite-pmict [explanation]

This is 1 of 393 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-pmict. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 121:

Date:	1997
Latitude:	27°21.41'N
Longitude:	16°10.02'E
Mass (g):	1.605
Pieces:	1
Class:	Eucrite
Shock stage:	S2
Classifier:	J. Zipfel and St. Schiermeyer (MPI)
Comments:	pm br; prob. paired DaG 411

Institutions
and collections

MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Meteoritemarket
Sergey Vasiliev - SV-meteorites

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 21'N, 16° 10'E)
Recommended::	(27° 21' 25"N, 16° 10' 1"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km 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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