Vaca Muerta Meteorite Riker Display Taltal Antofagasta, Chile Found 1861 6.4 Grams
Location: Taltal Antofagasta, Chile, South America
Weight: 2.7 Ounces (Display)
Meteorite Weight: 6.4 Grams
Dimensions: 4.3 Inches Long, 3.3 Inches Wide, 0.9 Inches Thick (Display)
Comes with a Free Riker Display Case.
The item pictured is the one you will receive.
Meteorite: Vaca Murerta
Location: Taltal Antofagasta, Chile, South America
The first find was in 1861.
Meteorites are extraordinary stones from outer space, born from fragments of comets, asteroids, and distant planets. They travel vast distances across the cosmos before plunging through Earth’s atmosphere, enduring intense heat and pressure, and landing on our planet as rare and tangible pieces of the universe. Each meteorite is unique, showcasing a variety of colors, textures, and mineral compositions that tell the story of its cosmic journey.
Iron meteorites are dense and metallic, composed primarily of iron and nickel, often featuring intricate crystalline patterns. Chondrites, the stony type, contain small spherical inclusions called chondrules, remnants of the early solar system preserved over billions of years. The rarest, achondrites, are stony-iron meteorites that may include stone fragments or brilliant olivine crystals embedded in a nickel-iron matrix, prized for both their rarity and beauty.
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