MuoniovalNusta - iron meteorite - complete etched full slice! - 74.72 g

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Francesco Moser
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Over 20 years collecting meteorites; former museum curator and experienced restorer.

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Muonionalusta iron meteorite, a complete etched full slice, origin Muonionalusta region, Sweden, weight 74.72 g, with certificate and plastic stand.

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Engraved slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 74.72 g with certificate and acrylic stand

- highest quality of workmanship

- stabilized by 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 relative to weight to showcase the wonderful, unique pattern

From the vastness of the universe, into your hands!

Muonionalusta is considered one of the oldest known iron meteorites on our planet, with an age of approximately 4.6 billion years, making it 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.

Engraved slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite - 74.72 g with certificate and acrylic stand

- highest quality of workmanship

- stabilized by 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 relative to weight to showcase the wonderful, unique pattern

From the vastness of the universe, into your hands!

Muonionalusta is considered one of the oldest known iron meteorites on our planet, with an age of approximately 4.6 billion years, making it 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
74.72 g
Origin (region/city)
Muonionalusta
Country of origin
Sweden
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