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Dar al Gani 061
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 061
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 061
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass:help 3.13 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  LL5-6
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL5-6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL5-6
Recommended:  LL5-6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 64 approved meteorites classified as LL5-6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 108:
Latitude:27°27.46'N
Longitude:16°16.81'E
Mass (g):3130
Pieces:16
Class:LL5-6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):28.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.2
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Comments:br, sv, im
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:
Don Edwards   
Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 27' 28"N, 16° 16' 49"E)
     Recommended::   (27° 27' 28"N, 16° 16' 49"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 16.3 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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