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Dar al Gani 665

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 665
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 665
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Libya
Mass: 363 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Ureilite-pmict
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	Ureilite-pmict
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Ureilite-pmict
Recommended:			Ureilite-pmict [explanation]

This is 1 of 32 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite-pmict. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 85:

Dar al Gani 665

Libya

Found 1999 November

Achondrite (polymict ureilite)

A 363 g dark stone with fusion crust was found in the Dar al Gani region. Classification and mineralogy (L. Folco and C. Ferraris MNASI): a fragmental breccia, with lithic and mineral clasts embedded in a cataclastic matrix of predominantly ureilitic material; lithic clasts include mafic ureilite material (olivine + pigeonite-rich), felsic material (oligoclase + pigeonite-rich), and dark objects; possibly paired with DaG 319 (see MetBull 83 and Ikeda et al., 2000). Specimens: main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen, 16 g, plus polished thin sections, MNA-SI.

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 44:

Date:	Nov 1999
Latitude:	27°03'N
Longitude:	16°21'E
Mass (g):	363
Pieces:	3
Class:	Ureilite

Institutions
and collections

MNA-SI: Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Via Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 13 Dec 2011)
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Matteo Chinellato
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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 3'N, 16° 21'E)
Recommended::	(27° 3'N, 16° 21'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1539 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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