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Meteorite of the Month

Bondoc

Posted October 1st, 2009 by rrhines
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November 2009

Bondoc is a mesosiderite found on the Bondoc Peninsula, Philippines, and obtained by H.H. Nininger in 1962.  Over 850 kg of the meteorite was recovered, 550 kg of which is now housed at the Center for Meteorite Studies.

Bondoc is an extremely unusual, heterogeneous, brecciated meteorite consisting of a silicate matrix of cumulate pyroxene with interstitial plagioclase and clasts of pyroxenite and dunite, together with metal nodules and minor troilite.

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