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Dar al Gani 056

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 056
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 056
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass: 703 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	C3
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	C3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	C3-ung
Recommended:			C3-ung [explanation]

This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites classified as C3-ung. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), and Ungrouped chondrites

Data from:
  MB81
  Table 3
  Line 85:

Latitude:	27°16.07'N
Longitude:	16°24.79'E
Mass (g):	703
Pieces:	1
Class:	C3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	3-33 (peak: 30-32)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	4.4 (0.8-18)
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder or at MNB

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Photos:

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Fernlea Meteorites

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 16' 4"N, 16° 24' 47"E)
Recommended::	(27° 16' 4"N, 16° 24' 47"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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