End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust Iron meteorite - Height: 108.9 mm - Width: 60.9 mm - 711.2 g - (1)

End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust Iron meteorite - Height: 108.9 mm - Width: 60.9 mm - 711.2 g - (1) #1.0
End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust Iron meteorite - Height: 108.9 mm - Width: 60.9 mm - 711.2 g - (1) #1.0
End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust Iron meteorite - Height: 108.9 mm - Width: 60.9 mm - 711.2 g - (1) #2.1
End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust Iron meteorite - Height: 108.9 mm - Width: 60.9 mm - 711.2 g - (1) #3.2
End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust Iron meteorite - Height: 108.9 mm - Width: 60.9 mm - 711.2 g - (1) #4.3
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End fragment of iron meteorite from Aletai in Xinjiang, China, with fusion crust, weighing 711.2 g and dimensions 108.9 × 60.9 × 18.9 mm.

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Attention collectors
Edge fragment of iron meteorite from Aletai with fusion crust
weight: 711.2 grams
dimensions: 108.9 x 60.9 x 18.9 mm
supplied with meteorite identification label

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https://youtu.be/9T_yqivOofg

Name: Aletai
Iron meteorite, octahedrite type IIIE
Geography: China (Xinjiang)
Fall: Not observed
Year of discovery: 1898
Mass: over 50 t
Classification: Meteorite Bulletin: MB 105 (2016) Iron, IIIE-an
Coordinates: (45° 52' 16"N, 90° 30' 17"E)

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Attention collectors
Edge fragment of iron meteorite from Aletai with fusion crust
weight: 711.2 grams
dimensions: 108.9 x 60.9 x 18.9 mm
supplied with meteorite identification label

video available by copying the following link into your browser's address bar:
https://youtu.be/9T_yqivOofg

Name: Aletai
Iron meteorite, octahedrite type IIIE
Geography: China (Xinjiang)
Fall: Not observed
Year of discovery: 1898
Mass: over 50 t
Classification: Meteorite Bulletin: MB 105 (2016) Iron, IIIE-an
Coordinates: (45° 52' 16"N, 90° 30' 17"E)

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Details

Number of objects
1
Name of meteorite
End cut of the Aletai iron meteorite with fusion crust
Type of meteorite
Iron meteorite
Supplement
Widmanstätten patterns
Weight
711.2 g
Origin (region/city)
Xinjiang
Country of origin
China
Height
108.9 mm
Width
60.9 mm
Depth
18.9 mm
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