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| Basic information | Name: Dar al Gani 1064 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DaG 1064 Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Libya Mass:  72.3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite-pmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 May 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Dar al Gani 1064 (DaG 1064) 27°2.10’N, 16°24.27’E Al Jufrah, Libya Found: 21 Nov 2000 Classification: Ureilite (polymict) Petrography: (C.A. Lorenz, Vernad) The meteorite is medium-to coarse-grained breccia, composed by angular olivine, minor pyroxene fragments of 0.3-2.5 mm of size. Locally, the olivine is rich in tiny metal inclusions concentrated along grain boundaries, some cracks and olivine-graphite contacts. Fine-grained clastic matrix mainly consists of the same minerals. Minor minerals are feldspar, sulfide, FeNi metal, graphite and diamond. The minor lithologies of the meteorite are melt rocks, feldspathic clasts, carbonaceous chondrite inclusions. The carbonaceous chondrite inclusions range from 50–700 μm and make up 0.9 vol.% of this meteorite. Classification: According to the coordinates of find, the stone could be pared with DaG 999. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) 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. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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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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