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| Basic information | Name: Dar al Gani 734 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DaG 734 Observed fall: No Year found: 1997 Country: Libya Mass:  1378 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as EL4. [show all] Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
Dar al Gani 734 Libya Found 1996/97 winter Enstatite chondrite (EL4) Several stones with a total mass of 1378 g were found in the Dar al Gani region. Classification and mineralogy (F. Wlotzka, MPI ; M. Kurz, Neukirchen, Germany): pyroxene, Fs0.3; pronounced chondritic texture and 50 μm size of matrix enstatite crystals indicate petrologic type 4; average chondrule size 450 ± 200 μm indicates EL group (Rubin et al., 1997; Rubin and Grossman, 1987); weathering grade, W4, with all metal and sulfides oxidized. Specimens: main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen, 18 g, MPI. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB84 Table 8 Line 96: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Kurz: M. Kurz, Schillerstrasse 7, D-34626 Neukirchen, Germany (private address) MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya This is 1 of 1538 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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