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Bondoc Meteorite Fragment, from Luzon, Philipines (REF:BMF002)

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Bondoc Meteorite Fragment, from Luzon, Philipines (REF:BMF002)

Bondoc Meteorite Fragment, from Luzon, Philipines

Measurements Approx.
Height - 1.2 cm
Width - 1.5 cm
Length - 1.7 cm

Type;Mesosiderite (Stoney Iron)

Group;B4

First Found;1956

Observed Fall:No

Country:Phillippines

Fall Date;Not known at present.

In 1962 the Meteorite collector Dr HH Nininger wrote a letter to Mr EL Krinov describing a meteorite He had recently received from the Philippines.

This meteorite was unusual in that various fragments of it displayed characteristics of different meteorite types. Around 11% of the meteorite is classed as Iron, 17% as Stony-Iron (Mesosiderite) and 70% as Stoney (Chondrite).

Over 850kg of this meteorite has been recovered including 550kg which is housed at the Busek Centre for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University.

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