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Dar al Gani 614

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 614
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 614
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 53 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	H6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 8
  Line 57:

Date:	1998
Latitude:	27°07.64'N
Longitude:	16°01.34'E
Mass (g):	53
Pieces:	4
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	19
Ferrosilite (mol%):	18
Classifier:	L. Folco (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. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 8'N, 16° 1'E)
Recommended::	(27° 7' 38"N, 16° 1' 20"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 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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