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| Basic information | Name: Dar al Gani 923 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DaG 923 Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Libya Mass:  255 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 588 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Dar al Gani 923 Libya Found 2000 November Achondrite (ureilite) A weathered, crusted stone of 255 g was found. Mineralogy and classification (A. Burroni and L. Folco, MNA-SI): olivine and pigeonite-bearing ureilite with typical texture (average grain-size 1 mm). Mafic silicates show homogeneous core compositions (olivine Fo80; pigeonite En77Wo9) and wide, strongly reduced rims. Undulose extinction, planar fractures and kinking in both olivine and pigeonite indicate moderate shock deformation. Specimens: type specimen, 21.2 g, and one thin section, MNA-SI; main mass with 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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya This is 1 of 1523 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||
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