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Dar al Gani 947
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 947
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 947
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Libya
Mass:help 436 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 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:
  MB86
  Table 5
  Line 24:
Date:26 Mar 2000
Latitude:27°26.81'N
Longitude:16°19.16'E
Mass (g):436
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3/4
Fayalite (mol%):29.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.9
Classifier:A. Sexton, R. Greenwood and P. Bland (OU
Type spec mass (g):20.19
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)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Michel Franco      
Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 27'N, 16° 19'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 26' 49"N, 16° 19' 10"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.4 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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