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Dar al Gani 449
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 449
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 449
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 184 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 84  (2000)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB84
  Table 8
  Line 34:
Date:1998
Latitude:27°25.61'N
Longitude:16°03.22'E
Mass (g):184
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):26.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.1
Wollastonite (mol%):1.2
Classifier:J. Zipfel (MPI)
Institutions
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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. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Sergey Vasiliev   
Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 26'N, 16° 3'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 25' 37"N, 16° 3' 13"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
     This is 1 of 1552 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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