Muonionalusta - iron meteorite - complete etched full slice! - 73.29 g

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Muonionalusta iron meteorite, a complete etched full slice from Muonionalusta region, Sweden, weight 73.29 g.

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Etched disk slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 73.29 g with certificate and plastic stand

- highest quality of workmanship

- stabilized through electrolysis to prevent internal rusting

- Perfectly processed, meaning: cut, ground and polished to achieve the best possible result in the etching.

- thinly sliced to maximize surface area with minimal weight to showcase the wonderful unique pattern

From the vastness of the universe, into your hands!

Muonionalusta, with an age of about 4.6 billion years, is considered one of the oldest known iron meteorites on our planet and is thus a witness to the beginnings of our planetary system.

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

Etched disk slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 73.29 g with certificate and plastic stand

- highest quality of workmanship

- stabilized through electrolysis to prevent internal rusting

- Perfectly processed, meaning: cut, ground and polished to achieve the best possible result in the etching.

- thinly sliced to maximize surface area with minimal weight to showcase the wonderful unique pattern

From the vastness of the universe, into your hands!

Muonionalusta, with an age of about 4.6 billion years, is considered one of the oldest known iron meteorites on our planet and is thus a witness to the beginnings of our planetary system.

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

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