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Dar al Gani 442
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 442
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 442
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 188 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H3.6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 85  (2001)  H3.6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H3.6
Recommended:  H3.6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 43 approved meteorites classified as H3.6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 15:
Date:May 1998
Latitude:27°28.85'N
Longitude:16°19.10'E
Mass (g):188
Pieces:1
Class:H3.6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):8.2-18.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.2-3.1
Wollastonite (mol%):0.2-0.3
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)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 29'N, 16° 19'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 28' 51"N, 16° 19' 6"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.3 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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