Astro West
Muonionalusta Standing Edge Slice
Product Description
This particular Muonionalusta specimen stands beautifully on its own, where you can see the raw inside of the meteorite with its Widmanstatten pattern, and it's gorgeous polished exterior.
Muonionalusta is a fine octahedrite meteorite that impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border between Sweden and Finland, about one million years BCE. The first Muonionalusta was found in 1906.
The Muonionalusta is probably the oldest known meteorite at roughly 4.5 billion years old. Mainly comprised form a combination of nickel and iron, it was part of the iron core or mantle of a planetoid that shattered into many pieces upon its fall to our planet. On Earth, the meteorite has experienced four ice ages.
Product Details
- ColorsSilver, Gray
- Materials
Meteorite
- Measurements
6.4"L x 3.74"W x 1.78"H
- OriginSweden
— Weight: 5.1 lb
— Includes Certificate Of Authenticity
Shipping Information
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Shipping AvailabilityCanada, United States
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Shipping PolicyStandard Ground Shipping
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Ship In3-5 weeks ⓘ
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Return PolicyFinal sale, not eligible for return or cancellation