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Dar al Gani 975 Martian meteorite (DaG 975), Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libyai
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Dar al Gani 975 Martian meteorite (DaG 975)Meteorite Fall Location
Dar al Gani- not defined -
Jufra DistrictDistrict
LibyaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 19' 37'' North , 16° 13' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
27.32722,16.21667
GeoHash:
G#: skge3nb8e
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
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
29658
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29658:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Basaltic shergottite.
Found, 1999; 27.6 g.


A small stone was found in the sand desert of Dar al Gani. It is a basaltic shergottite with porphyritic texture. Large zoned olivine phenocrysts are set in a fine-grained pyroxene- and maskelynite-rich groundmass. Possibly paired with DaG 476, DaG 670, and several others.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Chromite var. Titanium-bearing ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Chromite var. Titanium-bearing ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Chromite var. Titanium-bearing ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African PlateTectonic Plate
Libya
North Africa

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=6515
Russell, Sara S., Zipfel, Jutta, Folco, Luigi, Jones, Rhian, Grady, Monica M., McCoy, Timothy, Grossman, Jeffrey N. (2003) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 87, 2003 July. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 38. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb00328.x
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