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Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite (DaG 735), Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya i
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Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite (DaG 735) Meteorite Fall Location
Dar al Gani - not defined -
Jufra District District
Libya Country

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Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite (DaG 735)	Meteorite Fall Location
Dar al Gani	- not defined -
Jufra District	District
Libya	Country

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Shergottite meteorite

Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya

Basaltic shergottite meteorite, etc.

Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya

Shergottite meteorite

Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya

Basaltic shergottite meteorite, etc.

Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya

Shergottite meteorite

Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya

Basaltic shergottite meteorite, etc.

Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya

Latitude & Longitude:

27° North , 17° East (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~328km

GRN:

N19E11

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

Shergottite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Martian (shergottite)

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Origin locality:

Mars

Mindat Locality ID:

237016

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:237016:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Martian shergottite meteorite,
Find, 1997; 588 g.

A 588 g complete stone covered with desert varnish was collected in the Dar al Gani region. The meteorite is a porphyritic basalt with mm-sized zone olivines in a finer-grained matrix of pigeonite and feldspathic glass. The meteorite may be paired with DaG 476, but it is less weathered.

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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ var. Magnesiowüstite

3 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Shergottite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Grossman, J. N. & Zipfel, J. (2000). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84, 2000 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, #9 (Suppl.): A199-A225. (Sept 2000).

Masaaki Miyahara1, Eiji Ohtani, Shin Ozawa, Makoto Kimura, Ahmed El Goresy, Takeshi Sakai1, Toshiro Nagase1, Kenji Hiraga, Naohisa Hirao, Yasuo Ohishi (2011) Dissociation of olivine to silicate-perovskite and magesiowustite in the shocked Martian meteorite DaG 735. Japan Geooscience Union Meeting Makuhari, Chiba Japan.

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Grossman, J. N. & Zipfel, J. (2000). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84, 2000 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, #9 (Suppl.): A199-A225. (Sept 2000).

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

References:

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Grossman, J. N. & Zipfel, J. (2000). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84, 2000 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, #9 (Suppl.): A199-A225. (Sept 2000).

ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

References:

ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)O

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Wüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	var. Magnesiowüstite	4.AB.25	(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	(Mg,Fe)O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	(Mg,Fe)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	(Mg,Fe)O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

African PlateTectonic Plate

North Africa BeltOrogenic Belt
Sirte basinBasin

Libya

⭔FezzanRegion

North Africa

Sahara DesertDesert

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=6282

articles.adsabs.harvard.edu (n.d.) http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?2000M%26PSA.35.199G

Grossman, J.N. and Zipfel, J. (2000) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84, 2000 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, #9 (Suppl.): A199-A225. (Sept 2000).

Masaaki Miyahara,, Eiji Ohtani, Shin Ozawa, Makoto Kimura, Ahmed El Goresy, Takeshi Sakai, Toshiro Nagase, Kenji Hiraga, Naohisa Hirao, and Yasuo Ohishi (2011) Dissociation of olivine to silicate-perovskite and magnesiowüstite in the shocked Martian meteorite DaG 735. Japan Geoscience Union Meeting Makuhari, Chiba Japan.

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