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Bjurbole – Complete Individual
27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
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Olivine-Hypersthene Chondrite – L/LL4
Borga, Nyland, Finland
Not only was Bjurbole a rare witnessed fall, it was also recovered under water, making its arrival on Earth a particularly uncommon event. Having pierced the surface of an icy pond in Finland in 1899, it descended to the bottom of the body of water, making the recovery of this unusual visitor from outer space more challenging than that of most witnessed falls. Within the porous matrix of Bjurbole, chondrules can be very clearly seen. Bjurbole is one of sixteen approved chondrites classified as L/LL4. The present specimen is a complete individual, weighs 233 grams (0.51lbs); measures 2.5 x 2 x 2in
Borga, Nyland, Finland
Not only was Bjurbole a rare witnessed fall, it was also recovered under water, making its arrival on Earth a particularly uncommon event. Having pierced the surface of an icy pond in Finland in 1899, it descended to the bottom of the body of water, making the recovery of this unusual visitor from outer space more challenging than that of most witnessed falls. Within the porous matrix of Bjurbole, chondrules can be very clearly seen. Bjurbole is one of sixteen approved chondrites classified as L/LL4. The present specimen is a complete individual, weighs 233 grams (0.51lbs); measures 2.5 x 2 x 2in

