Muonionalusta
is located in northern Sweden above the Arctic Circle. While
meteorite hunters have unearthed numerous masses in recent years, it
was in 1906 that children discovered the first Muonionalusta
meteorite while engaging in favorite childhood pastime. While kicking
rocks a child struck a heavy object which was later verified to be an
iron meteorite. Many large, and hundreds of small pieces, have been
found; as it is one of the largest strewnfields on Earth known to
cover an area 50 km by 20km. Muonionalusta meteorites are perfect
for slicing as they are weathered, indistinct and shapeless. But when
you cut through a Muonionalusta meteorite, the interior matrix is
inarguably breathtaking. It is an excellent example of displaying the
Widmanstatten pattern
It
is classified as an iron, fine octahedrite, with a bandwidth of
0.3mm and ~8.02% Ni. |