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Dar al Gani 500

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 500
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 500
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: Libya
Mass: 1030 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	H4/5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4-5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4/5
Recommended:			H4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [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 151:

Date:	1997-1998
Latitude:	27°19.85'N
Longitude:	16°16.99'E
Mass (g):	1030
Pieces:	37
Class:	H4/5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	20
Ferrosilite (mol%):	18
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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Brice D. Hornback
Matteo Chinellato

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 20'N, 16° 17'E)
Recommended::	(27° 19' 51"N, 16° 16' 59"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 1539 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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