[meteorite-list] Awesome Large inclusion in Bondoc Meteorite

From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:31:25 -0700
Message-ID: <CAH3bqeKjvc9q3gvdOafaLHiNpUTsQwb7u4w3q7KK5vj9X=ov4A_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

It feels like this specimen has a large iron nodule inside because of
the weight and solid nature of this piece. I see lots of pyroxene on
the exterior but the center is highly attracted to a magnet. Pretty
cool really!

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow, that is pretty darn cool. Have you ever sliced any Bondoc? I
> know a lot of it is shale or has a crumbly texture, but would a larger
> piece like this have an unoxidized core? And if it has an inclusion
> like that visible on the outer surface, it might have something
> interesting hiding on the inside. :)
>
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> On 10/5/12, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Wow, check out this huge pyroxene cluster in this Bondoc meteorite.
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/2625-gram-BONDOC-METEORITE-Acquired-by-Nininger-in-1962-FANTASTIC-INCLUSION-/221135221422?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337cafb2ae
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Received on Fri 05 Oct 2012 11:31:25 AM PDT