(4) Bundoc Meteorite Pieces, John A. Lednicky Estate

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(lot of 4) Bundoc Meteorite pieces with tags reading "Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Bondoc, PI", (3) with listed weights of 106.7g, 85.1g, 121.0g,; (1) embedded within a acrylic block with tag reading "Chip Bondoc Meteorite, JAL, 1963," for shipping largest item is the acrylic block approx. 1.5"h, 3.5"w, 2.75"d, total of all approx. 1.35lbs     *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/