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| Basic information | Name: Dar al Gani 962 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DaG 962 Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Libya Mass:  130 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 151 approved meteorites classified as Achondrite-ung. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ungrouped achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 86:
Dar al Gani 962 Libya Found 1998 Stony-iron (ungrouped) A single stone of 130 g was found on the Dar al Gani plateau during a systematic search by Pelisson. The cut surface reveals a metallic matrix (55 vol%) containing numerous, large, angular silicate clasts (45 vol%). Silicate clasts are cut by small metal veinlets. Mineralogy and classification (P. Sipiera, Harper): metal, kamacite and taenite in equal proportions, minor troilite (contains minor V and Cr); silicate clasts are mostly enstatite, Fs0.11–2.28Wo0.64–1.84, and olivine, Fa0.15–1.92, accessory clinopyroxene and albite-rich plagioclase. Mineralogy and petrology indicate that this meteorite is an ungrouped stony-iron. Specimens: type specimen, 19 g, and one polished section, PSF; main mass, Pelisson. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB86 Table 5 Line 35: |
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| Institutions and collections |
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) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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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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