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The meteorite fell on June 20, 1935 near the hamlet of Bungkal (geographical location approximately 7°45'S, 107°42'E), - 20 miles south of the town of Madiun.
Madiun is a white, veined olivine-hypersthene, L6 chondrite. It can be classed as such on the basis of its petrography and chemistry, uniform olivine (Fa24.2) and pyroxene (Fs21,2) end total iron content of 23.7 wt % Fe.
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The Madiun (L6 Chondrite) meteorite fell in Jawa Timur, 20 miles south of Madiun, Indonesia, on the 20th June, 1935.
A total mass of 400 g was recovered.

7°45'S., 111°32'E



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