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Dar al Gani 494

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 494
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 494
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: Libya
Mass: 50 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 629 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites

Data from:
  MB83
  Table 6
  Line 145:

Date:	1997-1998
Latitude:	27°10.13'N
Longitude:	16°08.29'E
Mass (g):	50
Pieces:	1
Class:	Ureilite
Shock stage:	S2
Fayalite (mol%):	mod. 20 Typical texture: rr 3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	mod.17 Typical texture: rr 9
Classifier:	L. Folco and B. Anselmi (MNA-SI)

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. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 10'N, 16° 8'E)
Recommended::	(27° 10' 8"N, 16° 8' 17"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.5 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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