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Dar al Gani 721

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 721
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 721
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Libya
Mass: 43 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L3-4
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	L3/4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L3/4
Recommended:			L3/4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites classified as L3/4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 95:

Date:	Nov 1999
Latitude:	27°04'N
Longitude:	16°04'E
Mass (g):	43
Pieces:	2
Class:	L3/4
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	6-25
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.5-20
Classifier:	L. Folco and C. Ferraris (MNA-SI)
Main mass:	anonymous finder

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. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Matteo Chinellato
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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 4'N, 16° 4'E)
Recommended::	(27° 4'N, 16° 4'E)

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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