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Aletai meteorite Iron meteorite - Height: 131.7 mm - Width: 50.3 mm - 130.5 g - (1)
No. 83811017
No. 83811017
The Aletai meteorite was discovered in 1898. It was discovered by a local farmer in a valley in a mountainous area of Aletai County in northern Xinjiang, China.
The main composition of the meteorite is kamasite, tenite and plesite. Minor ones include schreibersite, daubreelite, troilite and haxonite.
You can enjoy some of its crystalline iron outer shell and core. This cut is pre-stabilized by electrolysis, then etched, a rare clean slice of the Aletai meteorite with amazing and very fine Widmannstatten lines! The meteorite comes with a certificate of authenticity and without a stand.
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