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Dar al Gani 944

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 944
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 944
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Libya
Mass: 119.3 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	LL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 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:
  MB86
  Table 5
  Line 21:

Date:	25 Mar 2000
Latitude:	27°11.80'N
Longitude:	16°11.83'E
Mass (g):	119.27
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	32.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	25.6
Classifier:	A. Sexton, R. Greenwood and P. Bland (OU
Type spec mass (g):	20.05
Type spec location:	OU

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)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Michel Franco

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 12'N, 16° 12'E)
Recommended::	(27° 11' 48"N, 16° 11' 50"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.5 km apart

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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