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Dar al Gani 745
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 745
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 745
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 866 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 84  (2000)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [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 107:
Date:1998
Latitude:27°18.3'N
Longitude:16°12.10'E
Mass (g):866
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):29.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):24
Classifier:F. Wlotzka (MPI) and M. Kurz (Neukirchen, Germany)
Institutions
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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)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Shinishi Kato   
Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 18'N, 16° 12'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 18' 18"N, 16° 12' 6"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.6 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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