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Dar al Gani 974
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 974
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 974
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Libya
Mass:help 107 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  CR
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CR
Recommended:  CR    [explanation]

This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites classified as CR.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites
Data from:
  MB88
  Table 7
  Line 6:
Date:Oct 1999
Latitude:27°01.77'N
Longitude:16°22.33'E
Mass (g):107
Pieces:2
Class:CR
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):9.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):12.9
Classifier:K. J. Cole, Harper
Type spec mass (g):24
Type spec location:type specimen and thin section, DuPont
Finder:Pelisson
Institutions
   and collections
DuPont: James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection, Deposited at FMNH in 2008., United States (private address; updated 1 Jun 2012)
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. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (27° 1' 46"N, 16° 22' 20"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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