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Muonionalusta: Large Etched Meteorite Cube
7 December 2016, 10:00 PST
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Muonionalusta: Large Etched Meteorite Cube
Iron, Fine (IVA) Octahedrite
Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
Of cube-form, this specimen is meticulously cut from a meteorite and acid etched to display the fine octahedrite Widmanstätten pattern, an extraterrestrial metallic grid in shimmering shades of silver and gray comprising of two forms of extraterrestrial nickel-iron, kamacite and taenite. A very large troilite inclusion appears on the cube's surface. This is a fine collectible specimen of a well known meteorite. Weighing approximately 3500 grams and measuring 3 x 3 x 3in
Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
Of cube-form, this specimen is meticulously cut from a meteorite and acid etched to display the fine octahedrite Widmanstätten pattern, an extraterrestrial metallic grid in shimmering shades of silver and gray comprising of two forms of extraterrestrial nickel-iron, kamacite and taenite. A very large troilite inclusion appears on the cube's surface. This is a fine collectible specimen of a well known meteorite. Weighing approximately 3500 grams and measuring 3 x 3 x 3in

