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Dar al Gani 1022 | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Dar al Gani 1022 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DaG 1022 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Libya Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as LL7. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 87:
Dar al Gani 1022 Libya Found 2001 April 25 Ordinary chondrite (LL7) A stone of 33.6 g was found in the Dar al Gani region. Classification and mineralogy (S. Afanasiev, M. Nazarov, Vernad): the meteorite shows an equigranular texture; rare chondrule relics are present; plagioclase grain size up to 200 µm. Mineral phases have homogeneous chemical composition: olivine, Fa29.6; orthopyroxene, Fs25.0Wo2.42 (1.2 wt% CaO); plagioclase, An11.2Or3.6; metal is commonly oxidized and contains up to 45 wt% Ni and 2 wt% Co; chromite and troilite are present; shock stage S2; weathering grade W3. Specimens: type specimen, 7 g, and one thin section, Vernad; main mass with anonymous owner | ||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB87 Table 7 Line 75: |
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Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1046 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya This is 1 of 1509 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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