Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite (DaG 735), Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libyai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| 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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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° North , 16° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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Köppen climate type:
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.
Regions containing this locality
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Sahara Desert, North Africa | Desert |
| Fezzan, Libya | Region |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: 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.; Grossman, J. N. & Zipfel, J. (2000). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84, 2000 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, #9 (Suppl.): A199-A225. (Sept 2000). |
| ⓘ 'Glass' Reference: 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 Reference: 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. |
| ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: 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 Reference: 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. |
| ⓘ Wüstite var: Magnesiowüstite Formula: FeO Reference: 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. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Wüstite | 4.AB.25 | FeO |
| ⓘ | var: Magnesiowüstite | 4.AB.25 | FeO |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AX | |||
| ⓘ | Wüstite | 4.2.1.6 | FeO |
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.3.3.1 | CaTiO3 |
| Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pigeonite | 65.1.1.4 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
| ⓘ | Wüstite var: Magnesiowüstite | - | FeO |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Wüstite (var: Magnesiowüstite) | FeO |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Wüstite (var: Magnesiowüstite) | FeO |
| Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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.
External Links
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=6282 -Dag 735@MetBullDatabase
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?2000M%26PSA..35..199G
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?2000M%26PSA..35..199G
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Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite, Dar al Gani, Jufra District, Libya