Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 429

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Dar al Gani 429

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 429
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 429
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 253 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	C3-ung
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	C3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	C3-ung
Recommended:			C3-ung [explanation]

This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites classified as C3-ung. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), and Ungrouped chondrites

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 129:

Date:	1998
Latitude:	27°16.88'N
Longitude:	16°25.04'E
Mass (g):	253
Pieces:	1
Class:	C3 ungr.
Classifier:	J. Zipfel and St. Schiermeyer (MPI)
Comments:	prob. paired DaG 055, 056

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. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Meteorites Australia

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 17'N, 16° 25'E)
Recommended::	(27° 16' 53"N, 16° 25' 2"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.2 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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