Steel and meteorite pendant with a stainless steel chain. Iron meteorite - Height: 35 mm - Width: 20 mm - 7.99 g - (1)

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Pendant in steel containing a section of the Aletai iron meteorite (octahedrite IIIE) from Xinjiang, China, with a stainless steel chain; pendant dimensions 35 × 20 × 6.2 mm and weight 7.99 g (total 12.30 g).

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Cradle-shaped pendant made of steel containing a section of the Aletai siderite meteorite, with a layer of epoxy resin to protect the meteorite against oxidation. Comes with a stainless steel chain of the 'forçat' type, with links measuring 2.4 x 3 mm and 52 cm in circumference.

Weight of the pendant: 7.99 grams.
Total weight: 12.30 grams.

Aletai
Ferrous, type octahedron IIIE
Geography: China (Xinjiang)
Fall observed: No
Year of discovery: 1898
Mass: over 50 tonnes
Classification: Meteorite bulletin: MB 105 (2016) Iron, IIIE-an
Coordinates: (45° 52' 16" N, 90° 30' 17" E)

Cradle-shaped pendant made of steel containing a section of the Aletai siderite meteorite, with a layer of epoxy resin to protect the meteorite against oxidation. Comes with a stainless steel chain of the 'forçat' type, with links measuring 2.4 x 3 mm and 52 cm in circumference.

Weight of the pendant: 7.99 grams.
Total weight: 12.30 grams.

Aletai
Ferrous, type octahedron IIIE
Geography: China (Xinjiang)
Fall observed: No
Year of discovery: 1898
Mass: over 50 tonnes
Classification: Meteorite bulletin: MB 105 (2016) Iron, IIIE-an
Coordinates: (45° 52' 16" N, 90° 30' 17" E)

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Number of items
1
Name of meteorite
Steel and meteorite pendant with a stainless steel chain.
Type of meteorite
Iron meteorite
Supplement
with Windmanstätten patterns
Weight
7.99 g
Origin (Region/ City)
Xinjiang
Country of Origin
China
Height
35 mm
Width
20 mm
Depth
6.2 mm
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Objects sold
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