Muonionalusta - iron meteorite - complete etched full slice! - 56.74 g

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Muonionalusta iron meteorite, complete etched full slice, origin Muonionalusta, Sweden, weight 56.74 g.

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Etched slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 56.74g with certificate and plastic stand

highest quality of processing

Stabilized through electrolysis to prevent internal rusting.

Perfectly processed means precisely cut, ground, and polished to achieve the best possible result in etching.


Thinly sliced to maximize surface area with minimal weight, showcasing the wonderful, unique pattern.


From the vastness of the universe, into your hands!


Muonionalusta, with an age of approximately 4.6 billion years, is one of the oldest known iron meteorites on our planet and thus serves as a witness to the beginnings of our solar system.


The Muonionalusta meteorite is a meteorite classified as a fine octahedrite of type IVA and appeared in northern Scandinavia west of the border between Sweden and Finland about one million years before Christ.


Etched slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 56.74g with certificate and plastic stand

highest quality of processing

Stabilized through electrolysis to prevent internal rusting.

Perfectly processed means precisely cut, ground, and polished to achieve the best possible result in etching.


Thinly sliced to maximize surface area with minimal weight, showcasing the wonderful, unique pattern.


From the vastness of the universe, into your hands!


Muonionalusta, with an age of approximately 4.6 billion years, is one of the oldest known iron meteorites on our planet and thus serves as a witness to the beginnings of our solar system.


The Muonionalusta meteorite is a meteorite classified as a fine octahedrite of type IVA and appeared in northern Scandinavia west of the border between Sweden and Finland about one million years before Christ.

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Type of meteorite
Muonionalusta - iron meteorite - complete etched full slice!
Weight
56.74 g
Origin (Region/ City)
Muonionalusta
Country of Origin
Sweden
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