Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dar al Gani 164

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Dar al Gani 164

Basic information

Name: Dar al Gani 164
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DaG 164
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1996
Country: Libya
Mass: 57 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	Ureilite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Ureilite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Ureilite-pmict
Recommended:			Ureilite-pmict [explanation]

This is 1 of 32 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite-pmict. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites

Data from:
  MB81
  Table 3
  Line 124:

Latitude:	27°03.03'N
Longitude:	16°24.31'E
Mass (g):	57
Pieces:	2
Class:	Ureilite
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W3
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder or at MNB
Comments:	br

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 3' 2"N, 16° 24' 19"E)
Recommended::	(27° 3' 2"N, 16° 24' 19"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 12.8 m 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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