On Offer: Etched Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite set in Sterling Silver Ring.
The center piece dimensions are approximately 11.5 mm x 11.5 mm
Ring size: 7.75
Meteorite Type: Iron-fine Octahedrite
Found: Sweden
Year Found: 1906
Description: Beautiful Muonionalusta etched meteorite set in Sterling Silver ring as shown. Ring size 7.75.
This ring shows the characteristic
Widmanstatten pattern which is indicative of a cooling process that takes millions of years. This very slow cooling and crystallization of two different iron-nickel alloys within the cores of larger asteroids is the only place in the universe these patterns are known to form. These unique Widmanst tten patterns are only found in iron meteorites and the planetary and asteroidal cores where they are formed.
What you get: Beautiful Muonionalusta etched meteorite set in Sterling Silver ring as shown, w/ signed Certificate of Authenticity
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MuonionalustaBasic information
Name: Muonionalusta
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1906
Country: Sweden
Mass: 230 kg
Classification
history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 20 (1961) Iron-fine octahedriteNHM Catalogue: 5th Edition (2000) IVAMetBase: v. 7.1 (2006) IVA
Recommended: Iron, IVA [explanation]
This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IVA. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVA irons, and Metal-rich meteorites
Writeup
Writeup from MB 20:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy.
MUONIONALUSTA II, Kitkioj ki, Norrbotten; 67 46N, 23 15E.
FOUND, August 15, 1946.
IRON, octahedrite of fine structure.
1 specimen, weight about 15 kg.
The meteorite was discovered during the earthwork at a building site about 8 km to the east-southeast of the place where the Muon ionalusta I iron meteorite was found in 1906.
Writeup from MB 20:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy.MUONIONALUSTA I reads: 67 54N; 20 18E should read: 67 48N; 23 68.
Source: List of meteorites and corrections made by K. Fredriksson (Stockholm) and received by in December 1960.
Writeup from MB 28:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy.DISCOVERY OF MUONIONALUSTA III IRON METEORITE, SWEDEN
Name: MUONIONALUSTA III.
The place of fall or discovery: About 3.5 km ENE of the village of Kitkiojoki, Sweden; = 67 47N; = 23 21E.
Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, June 7, 1963.
Class and type: IRON; octahedrite.
Number of individual specimens: 1
Total weight: 6.20 kg.
Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by Mr. Carl Henriksson in excavated material used for the construction of a causeway. The meteorite is now in the possession of the Swedish Museum of Natural History (Stockholm, Sweden).
Source: Report of Dr. F. E. Wickman (Stockholm, Sweden) in a letter, IX.20.1963.
Product Attributes:
Country/Region Of Manufacture: Sweden
Featured Refinements: Meteorite Ring
Sale: Top Meteorite
Weight (lbs.): 0.50 lb
Length (in.): 12
Width (in.): 10
Height (in.): 3
