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Dar al Gani 601
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 601
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 601
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 131 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 83  (1999)  CO3
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CO3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CO3
Recommended:  CO3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 251:
Date:1998
Latitude:27°04.18'N
Longitude:16°04.25'E
Mass (g):131
Pieces:1
Class:CO3
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):2.0-54.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.7-7.2
Classifier:A. Sexton (OU)
Comments:Prob. paired DaG 005
Institutions
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OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 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° 4'N, 16° 4'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 4' 11"N, 16° 4' 15"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.5 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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