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Dar al Gani 957
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 957
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 957
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 369 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  L4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2062 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB87
  Table 7
  Line 41:
Date:1998
Latitude:26°53.73'N
Longitude:16°34.99'E
Mass (g):369
Pieces:2
Class:L4
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):24
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6
Classifier:P. Sipiera and K. J.Cole, Harper
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:PSF
Main mass:Pelisson
Finder:Pelison
Institutions
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PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
Harper: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 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. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (26° 53' 44"N, 16° 34' 59"E)

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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