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| Basic information | Name: Bondoc This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1956 Country: Philippines Mass:  888.6 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite-B4. [show all] Search for other: Class B mesosiderites, Mesosiderites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 25:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. NEW BONDOC PENINSULA STONY-IRON METEORITE, THE PHILIPPINES Name: BONDOC PENINSULA. The place of fall or discovery: Bondoc Peninsula, Luzon Island, the Philippines. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, 1956. Class and type: STONY-IRON? (unusual); 70% of its polished surface of 255 sq. cm is stony class, 11% iron and 17% stony-iron (mesosiderite). Specific weight varies from 3.26 to 6.35. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 886.788 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was received by Dr. H. H. Nininger in August 1962 (Sedona, Arizona, USA). Source: Report of Dr. H. H. Nininger (Sedona, USA) to E. L. Krinov in a letter, IX, 15, 1962. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 25, Moscow (1962)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Southern Tagalog, Philippines This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Bondoc Peninsula (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||