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Bandung Geological Museum

Bandung Geological Museum

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The Bandung Geological Museum opened in Bandung, Indonesia in 1928. On December 10, 1871, six meteorites fell in Sindanglaut, West Java, Indonesia. This rare fall of a LL6 chondrite included an 11.5 kg TKW that is held by the Bandung Geological Museum and the Paris Museum of History.[citation needed] The museum has 13 meteorites that fell at various times on in areas of Java.[1]

Slice of the Bandung meteorite; the majority of the 11.5 kg TKW is held by the Bandung Geological Museum and the Paris Museum of History. This partial slice weighs 2.43 grams and shows a brecciated matrix

See also

  • Stamp
  • Hall
  • Map (1929)

References

  1. [1]
    Suganda, Her (2011). Wisata Parijs van Java: Sejarah, peradaban, seni, kuliner, dan belanja. ISBN 9789797095376.

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