Muonionalusta Iron Meteorite - 42.1g

Deep within the vast expanse of northern Scandinavia, concealed beneath the enchanting spectacle of the Northern Lights, rests the ancient Muonionalusta meteorite. With a distinctive imprint and a narrative spanning over a million years, this iron meteorite stands as a true marvel of natural history. Classified as an iron meteorite owing to its composition of iron and nickel, this pristine octahedron descended from the heavens over a million years in the past, alighting in northern Scandinavia just west of the Swedish-Finnish border.

Throughout several ice ages, the Muonionalusta meteorite lay concealed, awaiting humanity to discover It. Its impeccably proportioned and exquisite pattern arises from the extraordinary "Widmanstätten texture," a result of the meteorite's exceptionally gradual cooling process. This distinguished pattern bestows the Muonionalusta meteorite with its extraordinary allure, and has attracted the attention of many high end, luxury watch companies such as Rolex, along with many high end jewelry companies. 

About Iron Meteorites: Iron meteorites consist of almost entirely nickel and iron.  During the early years of our solar system, large asteroids melted and its nickel and iron sank to the core of the asteroid. Depending on the specific group and sub type of an iron meteorite, its crystal structure (also known as a Widmanstätten pattern) can be revealed through acid etching - a process that requires skillful work from a professional who will properly stabilize, slice and polish a meteorite prior to the etching phase.  This pattern is what we call a meteorite's thumbprint - a unique pattern that cannot be reproduced on any terrestrial iron and requires cooling of 1 single degree every 10,000 years.