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Dar al Gani 062
Basic information Name: Dar al Gani 062
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 062
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass:help 421 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  LL5-6
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL5-6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL5-6
Recommended:  LL5-6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 64 approved meteorites classified as LL5-6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 109:
Latitude:27°27.29'N
Longitude:16°18.80'E
Mass (g):421
Pieces:1
Class:LL5-6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):28.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.1
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Comments:br, im
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 27' 17"N, 16° 18' 5"E)
     Recommended::   (27° 27' 17"N, 16° 18' 48"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1.2 km apart

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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