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Dar al Gani 853
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 853
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 853
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Libya
Mass:help 2.66 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CO3
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 85  (2001)  CO3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CO3
Recommended:  CO3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 643 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 121:
Date:Oct 1999
Latitude:27°11.82'N
Longitude:15°54.27'E
Mass (g):2655
Pieces:3
Class:CO3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):0.8-44.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):0.7-4.4
Classifier:A. Sexton (OU)
Main mass:Pelisson
Comments:prob. paired with DaG005
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)
Pelisson: Richard and Roland Pelisson, 270 Rue de la Cascade, 38660 La Terrasse, France; Website (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 12'N, 15° 54'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 11' 49"N, 15° 54' 16"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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