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Dar al Gani 1065

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 1065
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 1065
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Libya
Mass: 178 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	Ureilite
Recommended:			Ureilite [explanation]

This is 1 of 647 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites

Comments:

Approved 7 Apr 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Dar al Gani 1065 (DaG 1065) 26°58.00’N, 16°22.00’E

Al Jufrah, Libya

Find: 16 May 1999

Classification: Ureilite

Physical characteristics: Olivine and pyroxene crystals have sizes up to about 1.3 mm in longest dimension. The olivines contain planar fractures. Dark areas with abundant tiny sulfide grains are common.

Petrography: The cores of the olivines have Fa_20.1-21.1(n=7), the rims are Fe-poor (Fa_3-4, n=7); total range: Fa_3.6-21.1.The pyroxenes (cores) are uniform in composition.

Data from:
  MB104
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State/Prov/County:	Al Jufrah
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert
Date:	16 May 1999
Latitude:	26°58.00'N
Longitude:	16°22.00'E
Mass (g):	178
Pieces:	3
Class:	Ureilite
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	medium
Fayalite (mol%):	20.1-21.1 (cores); 3-4 (rims)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.8 ± 0.1 (n=8)
Wollastonite (mol%):	8.1 ± 0.1 (n=8)
Classifier:	Bischoff A. and Ebert S., IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20.4
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Finder
Finder:	Anonymous
Comments:	Submitted by Ebert S.

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(26° 58'N, 16° 22'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1540 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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