Copyright - M.Bandli - Historic Meteorites
BJURBOLE
Borga, Nyland, Finland
March 12, 1899 - L/LL4 Chondrite
Collection No. B15.2 - A 21.79 gram fragmen with fusion crust
Provenance: University of Helsinki (Oct 1992); by transfer to the Cureton Collection; by transfer to Anne Black.
Below: Something rarely seen on Bjurbole - Fusion Crust!
Translation: the place where the meteorite had pierced the ice.
Above: Forrest Cureton's note stating that he received the specimen from the University of Helsinki.
Below: a rare monograph from 1903 detailing the recovery and composition of the Bjurbole meteorite. Note the diagram depicting its location under ice and another photo showing the actual hole/disturbance. Yes - Bjurbole was recovered under water, deep in the mud!
