Meteorite | Muonionalusta | Iron | 7170g

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Arctic gem found: Muonionalusta Meteorite

Interesting fact: Widmanstätten patterns on the surface

Place of discovery: Kitikiöjoki, Sweden

Composition: Over 91% iron, approx. 8.4% nickel, trace amounts of rare elements: 0.33 ppm gallium, 0.133 ppm germanium and 1.6 ppm iridium, trace minerals: chromite, daubreelite, schreibersite, akaganeite and inclusions of troilite and stishovite.

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Approximately one million years ago, the Muonionalusta meteorite fell near the Swedish town of Kitkiöjoki, just outside the Arctic Circle. Subsequent glaciation scattered pieces of it from its original impact site. Named in 1910 after the neighbouring Muonio region, this meteorite is famous for its intricate Widmanstätten patterns - evidence of extraterrestrial origin - which mark its unique structure of taenite and kamacite crystals.

Weighing over 7 kg, this Class IVA octahedral meteorite, which features octahedral kamacite crystals, is an example of cosmic beauty and distinction. It must be remembered that with each successive expedition beyond the Arctic Circle, the price of this meteorite increases in equal proportion.

Muonionalusta, which contains 91% iron, 8.4% nickel and rare elements such as gallium, germanium and iridium, is a testament to the extraordinary wonders of the universe. Its striking surface patterns, visible traces of chromite, daubreelite, schreibersite, akaganeite, troilite and stishovite make it a sought-after cosmic gem.

 

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Category: Exclusive meteorites
Weight: 7.17 kg
Name: Muonionalusta
Origin: Železný
Zajímavost: Krásně viditelné Widmanstättenovy obrazce na povrchu
Místo nálezu: Kitikiöjoki, Švédsko
Hmotnost: 7170 g
Složení: Přes 91% železa, cca 8,4% niklu, stopové množství vzácných prvků: 0,33 ppm galia, 0,133 ppm germania a 1,6 ppm iridia, stopové množství minerálů: chromit, daubréelit, schreibersit, akaganéit a inkluze troilitu a stishovitu.