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Dar al Gani 639
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 639
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 639
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 237 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL5
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 84  (2000)  LL5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3204 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB84
  Table 8
  Line 82:
Date:1998
Latitude:26°56.41'N
Longitude:16°25.14'E
Mass (g):237
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):26.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.1
Classifier:A. Sexton (OU)
Institutions
   and collections		 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)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (26° 56'N, 16° 25'E)
     Recommended::   (26° 56' 25"N, 16° 25' 8"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
     This is 1 of 1537 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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