Muonionalusta iron meteorite - complete etched full slice! - 59.2 g

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Muonionalusta iron meteorite, complete etched full slice, origin Muonionalusta, Sweden, weight 59.2 g.

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Etched disc of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 59.2 g with certificate and plastic stand

- highest quality of workmanship

- stabilized by electrolysis to prevent internal rusting

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

- thinly sliced to gain a large surface area for little weight to showcase the wonderful unique pattern

From the depths of the universe, into your hands!

Muonionalusta is considered, with an age of about 4.6 billion years, to be 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 disc of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 59.2 g with certificate and plastic stand

- highest quality of workmanship

- stabilized by electrolysis to prevent internal rusting

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

- thinly sliced to gain a large surface area for little weight to showcase the wonderful unique pattern

From the depths of the universe, into your hands!

Muonionalusta is considered, with an age of about 4.6 billion years, to be 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
MuoniovalNusta - iron meteorite - complete etched full slice!
Weight
59.2 g
Origin (Region/ City)
Muonionalusta
Country of Origin
Sweden
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