MUONIONALUSTA Drop meteorite pendant I Sterling Silver Necklace - Meteorite Jewelry

On Offer: Silver pendant with etched Muonionalusta Meteorite. Dimensions not including bail: 16.92 mm x 11.5 mm x 3.24 mm Dimensions including bail: 33.6 mm x 11.5 mm x 5.23 mm Meteorite Type: Muonionalusta Year found: 1906 Country: Sweden Description: This meteorite pendant has been handcrafted from Muonionalusta iron meteorite and etched to show the characteristic Widmanstätten 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 Widmanstätten patterns are only found in iron meteorites and the planetary and asteroidal cores where they are formed. Chain: .925 Solid Sterling Silver (16", 18", and 20" link silver chain optional) What you get: Muonionalusta meteorite and silver pendant as shown, shipping/storage box, and signed Certificate of Authenticity. We offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy. SEE OFFICIAL METEORITICAL SOCIETY ENTRY BELOW Muonionalusta Basic 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 octahedrite NHM Catalogue: 5th Edition (2000) IVA MetBase: v. 7.1 (2006) IVA Recommended: Iron, IVA This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IVA. 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, Kitkiojöki, Norrbotten; 67°46'N, 23°15'E. 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 Muon­ionalusta 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°54'N; 20°18'E should read: 67°48'N; 23°6'8. Source: List of meteorites and corrections made by K. Fredriksson (Stockholm) and received by E.L.Krinov 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; φ = 67°47'N; λ = 23°21'E. 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.