Dar al Gani 978 C3 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite
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Location: Dar al Gani, Libya (27° 16' 50"N, 16° 24' 20"E)
Found: 1999.
Type: C3 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite
Description: Mass (g): ~250g.
Shock stage: S1
Weathering grade: W0/1
Fayalite (mol%): 29.1 (17.4-31.8)
Ferrosilite (mol%): 12.4 (2.9-21.7)
Dar al Gani 978 (44.4g) contains numerous mm-size chondrules, many with thick irregular rims; the mean chondrule size (670±510μm; n=60) is similar to that of CR (700μm) and much larger than those of CM (270μm) or CO (150μm) chondrites [7]. DaG 978 contains ~3 vol.% metal, much of it within chondrules; a few chondrules contain large metal blebs near their margins as in CR chondrites. However, olivine in DaG 978 is much more ferroan (Fa17.4-31.8) than in CR chondrites. The re- fractory lithophile abundances (1.19×CI) scatter some- what, but appear to be mainly in the CO-CM range; vola- tile siderophiles and Se are below those in mean CO and CM and are most similar to CR. DaG 978 is a type-3 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite.
References:
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
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| # DAG978-2-8 | # DAG978-5-1 | # DAG978-6-8 | # DAG978-7-9 | About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime. |
| Weight: 2.8 gm | Weight: 5.1 gm | Weight: 6.8 gm | Weight: 7.9 gm | |
| Features: Part Slice | Features: Part Slice | Features: Slice | Features: Slice | |
| Price: sold | Price: sold | Price: sold | Price: sold |
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| #DAG978-8-5 | # DAG978-8-7 | # DAG978-11-6 |
| Weight: 8.5 gm | Weight: 8.7 gm | Weight: 11.6 gm |
| Features: Slice | Features: Part Slice | Features: End, crusted back |
| Price: sold | Price: sold | Price: sold |
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