Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 426

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Dar al Gani 426

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 426
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 426
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 206 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4-5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	H4/5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4/5
Recommended:			H4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 497 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 7:

Date:	Mar 1998
Latitude:	27°22.76'N
Longitude:	16°27.49'E
Mass (g):	206
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4/5
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.2
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.6
Classifier:	J. Zipfel and A. Patzer (MPI)

Institutions
and collections

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

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

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

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 23'N, 16° 27'E)
Recommended::	(27° 22' 46"N, 16° 27' 29"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 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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