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Dar al Gani meteorite  which depends on its composition          during meteor phase which depends on compositionDar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents DaG     lower because the fall was not witnessed485755 kg          often minerals not found on EarthSahara meteoritewhen the meteorite was found 1691directly proportional to initial velocity   
LL3 chondrite20 % of total ironagglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse historieslow2 % by volumein weight %oldest and most primitive rock in solar system0.1 to 1 % by volume lowgreater than 5 % deviationsminor primary grains onlyin weight %about 2 %high because it is more friable than iron meteoritestrewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocityclear, isotropic, variable abundance definition goes here 60 to 80 % by volume85.7 % of meteorite fallsmost common chondrite observed from fallschondrules very sharply definednone 90 kgpredominantly monoclinicless than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidificationasteroid smaller than 100 km in diameterclastic and minor opaquenonewhich depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism10 to 15 % by volume0.2 to 1 % by weight3greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationshipbronzite, olivine and minor oligoclasetype 3 chondrite 0.3 to 3 % by weight5high because it is more friable than iron meteoriteamphoterite0.9 millimetersless than 0.5 % by weight
DaG 18020 % of total ironagglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse historieswhich depends on its composition2 % by volumein weight %oldest and most primitive rock in solar system0.1 to 1 % by volumeDar al Gani meteoritelowgreater than 5 % deviationsminor primary grains onlyin weight %about 2 %during meteor phase which depends on compositionDar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desertclear, isotropic, variable abundancecan be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agentsdefinition goes hereDaG60 to 80 % by volume most common chondrite observed from fallschondrules very sharply definednonelower because the fall was not witnessed90 kgpredominantly monoclinicless than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidificationasteroid smaller than 100 km in diameterclastic and minor opaquenonewhich depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism10 to 15 % by volume0.2 to 1 % by weight3greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationshipbronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase when the meteorite was found0.3 to 3 % by weight5directly proportional to initial velocityamphoterite0.9 millimetersless than 0.5 % by weight

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