Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 894

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Dar al Gani 894

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 894
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 894
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Libya
Mass: 78 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	L3/4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L3/4
Recommended:			L3/4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites classified as L3/4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 7
  Line 13:

Date:	Nov 2000
Latitude:	27°14'N
Longitude:	16°06'E
Mass (g):	78
Pieces:	1
Class:	L3/4
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	26
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22
Classifier:	A. Burroni and L. Folco, MNA-SI
Type spec mass (g):	14.9

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)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 14'N, 16° 6'E)

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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