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Dar al Gani 406

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 406
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 406
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 5.1 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	IAB
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB
Recommended:			Iron, IAB complex [explanation]

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Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 123:

Date:	1998
Latitude:	28°08.42'N
Longitude:	15°49.43'E
Mass (g):	5100
Pieces:	1
Class:	IAB4
Classifier:	J. Zipfel and St. Schiermeyer (MPI)
Comments:	Ni = 6.71%, Co = 0.439%, Ga = 91.2ppm, Ge = 305ppm, Ir = 1.76 ppm

Institutions
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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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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 8'N, 15° 49'E)
Recommended::	(28° 8' 25"N, 15° 49' 26"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 km apart

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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