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Bjurböle   contributed by jnmczurich, IMCA 2391   MetBul Link


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TKW 330 kg. Observed fall 12 March 1899, near Borgå, Nyland, Finland.

 


jnmczurich writes:
Weight of specimens: 62.0g (left on picture 2), 58.3g (right on picture2).

The close-up pictures are 6x8 mm. First detail picture shows a rare troilite-rich vein (top); the blueish mineral is not clearly identified now (bottom). Second detail picture shows the Bjurböle crust. Bjurböle is a very friable chondrite. Therefore, most of all Bjurböle specimen around have no crust.

Information M. H. Hey, Cataloue of Meteorites (1966):
One stone fell through the sea-ice and broke into fragments, the largest of which weighed 80 kg, the total known weight being about 330 kg.
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John Divelbiss
 6/16/2017 12:41:44 PM		 ahhh ...16" of ice at 40 cm...my bad
John Divelbiss
 6/16/2017 12:40:46 PM		 the Bjurbole meteorite is similar to Saratov with loose chondrules, etc. but to me Bjurbole is more interesting to look at with great history. Hitting/penetrating the 12" of ice must have busted it up some...is that true?
Bernd Pauli
 6/16/2017 9:47:17 AM		 The Bjurb*le meteorite slammed through 40 cm of solid ice (!)
Steve Brittenham
 6/16/2017 2:08:56 AM		 A really wonderful example of a rare type of stony meteorite with a storied history (the fake 175 pound mass exhibited at the 1900 Paris World Exhibition was particularly interesting to me). And great pictures. Thanks for sharing!
 

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