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Dar al Gani 430

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 430
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 430
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 572 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 31 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 130:

Date:	1998
Latitude:	27°16.76'N
Longitude:	16°24.70'E
Mass (g):	572
Pieces:	3
Class:	C3 ungr.
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	20.7 (0.5-30.1)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	7.2 (1.1-20.6)
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)

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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:
Don Edwards
Peter Marmet
Shinishi Kato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Volker Heinrich
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 17'N, 16° 25'E)
Recommended::	(27° 16' 46"N, 16° 24' 42"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.7 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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