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DISCOVERED IN NORBOTTEN, SWEDEN, 1906; MODERN CUTTING
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A CUBE OF MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE
DISCOVERED IN NORBOTTEN, SWEDEN, 1906; MODERN CUTTING
the cut surfaces displaying features a resplendent fine-grained Widmanstätten pattern, the product of the solid-state intergrowth of two different iron-nickel minerals – kamacite and taenite
3½in. (9cm.) wide
DISCOVERED IN NORBOTTEN, SWEDEN, 1906; MODERN CUTTING
the cut surfaces displaying features a resplendent fine-grained Widmanstätten pattern, the product of the solid-state intergrowth of two different iron-nickel minerals – kamacite and taenite
3½in. (9cm.) wide
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