Iron Meteorite Muonionalusta
Sliced with a diamond blade to display the beautiful Widmanstätten pattern.
0.133 ppm GERMANIUM, 8.42% NICKEL, 2.24 ppm GALLIUM, 1.6 ppm IRIDIUM
Norbotten, SWEDEN
Meteorite measures 2-1/2″ wide x 2-1/4″ high
The Muonionialusta iron meteorite is classified as a fine octahedrite IVA. It impacted west of the border between Sweden and Finland about 1 million years ago. It was discovered in 1906 and given its name based on the nearby Muonio River.
