Meteorite, Canyon Diablo, Arizona Meteor Crater, Nickel-Iron, Coarse Octahedrite, now presented wired to and not removed from an acrylic display with clear cover, the meteorite is approx. 2.5"h, 5"w, 2.5"d, 2.99lbs (1356.3g) for shipping the weight, inclusive of all materials ibss approx. 4.15lbs, together with an Associated Press article, July 2, 1999, Kansas City Star with reference to the meteor and crater   *Provenance: Estate of John A. Lednicky, Oklahoma, Philippines, 1921-2018, U.S. Navy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1944).  Lednicky led the recovery of the Bondoc meteorite, the largest meteorite recovered in the Philippines (1955lbs), even participating in manual digging, and directed its shipment to the United States. The Bondoc meteorite is  now housed at Arizona State University, Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies. Reference: "Find A Falling Star", Harvey H. Nininger, Paul S. Eriksson, Inc, NY, 1972, pages 227-230 relates the Bondoc-Lednicky-Nininger story ; Online:  https://meteorites.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CMS-Newsletter-Issue7.pdf  ; and, https://meteoritegallery.com/bondoc-mesosiderite-b4/  

 

 

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