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Daraj 146

Basic information

Name: Daraj 146
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Libya
Mass: 4.55 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 151:

Date:	3 May 2000
Latitude:	29°37'40"N
Longitude:	11°42'9"E
Mass (g):	4553
Pieces:	15
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1/2
Fayalite (mol%):	17.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.5
Classifier:	A. Bischoff (Mün) and R. Bartoschewitz (Bart)
Main mass:	Bart

Institutions
and collections

Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Matteo Chinellato

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(29° 37' 40"N, 11° 42' 9"E)
Recommended::	(29° 37' 40"N, 11° 42' 9"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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