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Dar al Gani 005
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 005
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 005
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass:help 1932 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  CO3
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CO3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CO3
Recommended:  CO3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 635 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 100:
Latitude:27°09.39'N
Longitude:15°57.15'E
Mass (g):1932
Pieces:1
Class:CO3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):15.5 (0.3-85)
Ferrosilite (mol%):3.2 (1.2-14)
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Institutions
   and collections		 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. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Shinishi Kato   
Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 9' 23"N, 15° 57' 9"E)
     Recommended::   (27° 9' 23"N, 15° 57' 9"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 12.2 m apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
     This is 1 of 1538 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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