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Dar al Gani 493
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 493
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 493
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: Libya
Mass:help 850 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 83  (1999)  H4
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 144:
Date:1997-1998
Latitude:26°59.50'N
Longitude:15°46.47'E
Mass (g):850
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):18
Ferrosilite (mol%):16
Classifier:L. Folco and B. Anselmi (MNA-SI)
Institutions
   and collections		 MNA-SI: Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Via Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 13 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 0'N, 15° 46'E)
     Recommended::   (26° 59' 30"N, 15° 46' 28"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1.2 km apart

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     This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Sabha, Libya
     This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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