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Muonionalusta METEORITE PENDANT MPNS 0022 This specimen is about 15x7x3mm weight 1,86 g. (these values are approximate & may vary slightly) This pendant is made from the Muonionalusta iron meteorite. Iron meteorites are previously formed nuclei of planets that have collected thermonuclear processes & released energy over milliards of years. Name: Muonionalusta Observed fall: No Year found: 1906 Country: Sweden Mass: 230 kg The Muonionalusta meteorite (Finnish pronunciation: Swedish pronunciation: is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border between Sweden & Finland, about one million years BCE. The first fragment of the Muonionalusta meteorite was found in 1906 near the village of Kitkiöjärvi. Around forty pieces are known today, some being quite large. Other fragments have been found in a 25-by-15-kilometre (15.5 mi × 9.3 mi) area in the Pajala district of Norrbotten County, approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. The meteorite was first described in 1910 by Professor A. G. Högbom, who named it after the nearby place Muonionalusta on the Muonio River. It was studied in 1948 by Professor Nils Göran David Malmqvist. The Muonionalusta meteorite, probably the oldest known meteorite (4.5653 ± 0.0001 billion years), marks the first occurrence of stishovite in an iron meteorite. The name Muonionalusta has Finnish roots: it comes from the name of the Muonio River (+ possessive particle -(o)n-) & alusta, meaning "base, foundation, stand, mat, tray", thus probably "base of the Muonio". "alusta" also means "from the beginning", "starting point" which may refer to possible first finding places "Muonion alusta", "from the beginning of Muonio-river". Studies have shown it to be the oldest discovered meteorite impacting the Earth during the Quaternary Period, about one million years ago. It is quite clearly part of the iron core or mantle of a planetoid, which shattered into many pieces upon its fall on our planet. Since landing on Earth the meteorite has experienced four ice ages. It was unearthed from a glacial moraine in the northern tundra. It has a strongly weathered surface covered with cemented faceted pebbles. For the manufacture of your order I will need 2-3 days At the moment the time of delivery: America - 25-35days Europe - 15-30 days Canada - 15-35 days Asia - 15-40 days Australia, New Zealand - 30-45 days RETURNS & ExCHANGES I gladly accept returns & exchanges Contact me within: 14 days of delivery Ship items back within: 30 days of delivery The following items can't be returned or exchanged because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for: - Custom or personalized orders - Perishable products (like food or flowers) - Digital downloads - Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons) Conditions of return Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its
