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Dar al Gani meteorite which depends on its composition       DaG    can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents     during meteor phase which depends on composition   Sahara meteorite     1691 when the meteorite was found            Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert     often minerals not found on Earth lower because the fall was not witnessedin degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude directly proportional to initial velocity485755 kg      
LL6 chondritein weight %lowless than 0.2 % by weightamphoteritethe range over at which the alteration took place transparent, recrystallized, coarse crystals   10 to 15 % by volumeagglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse histories   providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroidsecondary, grains greater than 50 microns2 % by volume0.1 to 1 % by volume85.7 % of meteorite fallshigh because it is more friable than iron meteorite0.9 millimetersthermal metamorphism type 6 chondriteoldest and most primitive rock in solar system less than 0.5 % by weightgreater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationshiplow206  less than 1.5 % by weightstrong  20 % of total iron  most common chondrite observed from fallsless than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidification  strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity   in weight %definition goes herebronzite, olivine and minor oligoclaseorthorhombic in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitudehomogeneoushigh because it is more friable than iron meteorite715 kg60 to 80 % by volumeasteroid smaller than 100 km in diameterchondrules poorly definedabout 2 % which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism
S3 shock stage chondritein weight %which depends on its compositionin weight %  planar fractures, undulatory extinction, irregular fracturesfine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituentsthe nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration15 to 20 GPa in volume %agglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse histories   providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroidusually plagioclase tectosilicatein volume %in volume % during meteor phase which depends on compositionmillimetersshock metamorphism S3 shock stage meteoriteoldest and most primitive rock in solar system    1691   in weight % clinoenstatite lamellae on (100), undulatory extinction, planar fractures, irregular fracturesundulatory extinction weakly shocked  less than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidificationorthopyroxene for enstatite chondritebefore, during or after other types of metamorphismstrewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity  S3in weight %definition goes hereoften minerals not found on Earthdefinition goes here in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude directly proportional to initial velocity485755 kgin volume %asteroid smaller than 100 km in diametersmall sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals  which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism
DaG 599in weight %which depends on its compositionless than 0.2 % by weightamphoteritethe range over at which the alteration took placeplanar fractures, undulatory extinction, irregular fracturestransparent, recrystallized, coarse crystalsthe nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration15 to 20 GPaDaG10 to 15 % by volumeagglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse historiesFa% 32
can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agentsproviding insight into geological evolution of parent asteroidsecondary, grains greater than 50 microns2 % by volume0.1 to 1 % by volume during meteor phase which depends on composition0.9 millimetersthermal metamorphismW3 oldest and most primitive rock in solar system2less than 0.5 % by weightgreater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationshiplow2061998very recrystalizedless than 1.5 % by weightstrongclinoenstatite lamellae on (100), undulatory extinction, planar fractures, irregular fracturesundulatory extinction20 % of total ironweakly shocked0.781 kgmost common chondrite observed from fallsless than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidificationorthopyroxene for enstatite chondritebefore, during or after other types of metamorphismDar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara DesertLL6 chondriteFs% 13.3S3in weight %definition goes herebronzite, olivine and minor oligoclaseorthorhombiclower because the fall was not witnessed26° 54.96' N. 16° 40.39' E.homogeneousdirectly proportional to initial velocity715 kg60 to 80 % by volumeasteroid smaller than 100 km in diameterchondrules poorly definedabout 2 %A. Sexton, I.A. Franchi, Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 83which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism

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