Collection: Iron Meteorites (Parent Body: Core of Asteroids)

Iron meteorites are composed predominantly of nickel and iron, with nickel content typically ranging between 5% and 20%. During the early formation of our solar system, large asteroids experienced internal melting, causing the denser nickel-iron alloy to sink toward the core, where it cooled slowly over millions of years.
This slow cooling process results in distinctive crystalline structures called Widmanstätten patterns, which are visible when the meteorite’s surface is acid-etched. These patterns are created by the crystallization of two iron-nickel alloys—kamacite and taenite—during the asteroid’s cooling. The patterns resemble a "thumbprint" unique to each meteorite and are impossible to replicate in terrestrial iron objects, as they require extremely slow cooling rates—about 1 degree Celsius per million years—to form.
Iron meteorites are classified into different groups (such as I, IIAB, IIIAB) based on their chemical composition and trace elements. Skilled professionals typically stabilize, slice, and polish the meteorite before etching to reveal these patterns.
In addition to the Widmanstätten pattern, iron meteorites often contain mineral inclusions like schreibersite and phosphides, which provide insights into the conditions within their parent bodies.
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18.2g Aletai Meteorite - Beautiful Pattern with A Strike of Shreibersite! From The Core Of An Asteroid!
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Beautiful Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite with Outer Edge Exposed - 3.4g
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Cape York Iron Meteorite - 6.6g - Used By Local Inuit For Centuries!
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10.8g Aletai Meteorite - Beautiful Pattern - From The Core Of An Asteroid!
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Beautiful, Newly Discovered Iron Meteorite - 7.4g Full Slice
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Stunning Brand New Iron Meteorite (Under Classification) - 30.3g Full Slice
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NWA 5549 Silicated Iron Meteorite
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Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite - End Piece - 78.7g
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Nantan Meteorite - A Space Rock Originally Recovered for China’s Industrial Era! 1.6g
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Nantan Meteorite - A Space Rock Originally Recovered for China’s Industrial Era! 33.0g
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Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite - 98.5g Full Slice - From The Core Of An Asteroid!
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Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite - Part Slice - From The Core Of An Asteroid!
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Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite - 38.5g - Part Slice - From The Core Of An Asteroid!
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Dronino Meteorite - A Space Rock Originally Recovered for China’s Industrial Era! FULL STONE | 439.3g
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NWA 5549 Silicated Iron Meteorite - END CUT! 5.5g
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Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite - Stunning, Chunky End Cut/Outer Edge Exposed - 135.8g
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