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Dar al Gani 631
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 631
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 631
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 41 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H4
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 84  (2000)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6484 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:
  MB84
  Table 8
  Line 74:
Date:1998
Latitude:27°09.14'N
Longitude:16°20.24'E
Mass (g):41
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18
Ferrosilite (mol%):17
Classifier:L. Folco (MNA-SI)
Institutions
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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° 9'N, 16° 20'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 9' 8"N, 16° 20' 14"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 1552 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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