Dar al Gani 353
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Name: Dar al Gani 353
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Official abbreviation: DaG 353
Year found: 1997
Class: H3-5
Country: Libya
Coordinates: 27° 35' 47"N, 15° 52' 14"E
Above coordinates are 0.5 km apart
This is 1 of 1017 approved meteorites from Al Jufrah, Libya
This is 1 of 1438 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 20 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
This is 1 of 27515 approved Ordinary chondrites (plus 33 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 32 approved meteorites classified as H3-5
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)Find references in NASA ADS
Mass: 210 g
Date:1997
Latitude:27°35.79''N
Longitude:15°52.23'E
Mass (g):210
Pieces:1
Class:H3-5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):17.2 (6.6-22.5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):13.8 (7.9-16.1)
Info:J. Zipfel and F. Wlotzka (MPI), type specimens at MPI, main masses with finder;
Institutions and collections MPI: Max-Planck-Inst. Chemie, Abt. Kosmochem, Postf. 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany.