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Dar al Gani 406
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 406
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 406
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass:help 5.1 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 83  (1999)  IAB
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB
Recommended:  Iron, IAB complex    [explanation]

This is 1 of 76 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 123:
Date:1998
Latitude:28°08.42'N
Longitude:15°49.43'E
Mass (g):5100
Pieces:1
Class:IAB4
Classifier:J. Zipfel and St. Schiermeyer (MPI)
Comments:Ni = 6.71%, Co = 0.439%, Ga = 91.2ppm, Ge = 305ppm, Ir = 1.76 ppm
Institutions
   and collections		 MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (28° 8'N, 15° 49'E)
     Recommended::   (28° 8' 25"N, 15° 49' 26"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
     This is 1 of 1529 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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