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Dar al Gani 574

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Name: Dar al Gani 574
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 574
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Libya
Mass: 32.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 83	(1999)	CR
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	CR
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CR2
Recommended:			CR2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 185 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 224:

Date:	Mar 1998
Latitude:	27°25.93'N
Longitude:	16°15.14'E
Mass (g):	32.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	CR
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	0.9-36.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.4-14.0
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.5-2.0
Comments:	CPX: Fs19Wo47; (d)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 26'N, 16° 15'E)
Recommended::	(27° 25' 56"N, 16° 15' 8"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.3 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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