Canyon Diablo Meteorite 18 grams Iron nickel composit rare

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This is a Real Meteorite Specimen from the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona, Canyon Diablo . This is High Quality and Nicely Shaped. If you have always wanted to own a piece of a METORITE, but could never afford it, NOW IS YOUR BEST CHANCE. I gathered the ones that I have from the crater area about 46 years ago and they have been in my storage shed till now. I am now retired and want others to share what has been hidden away for such a long time.This is a nicely shaped CANYON DIABLO METEORITE , great for Jewelry Making or Natural Display in a case.This is guaranteed to be 100% Canyon Diablo iron meteorite from the Barringer Crater, near Winslow Arizona.The meteor(ite) that created the Barringer Crater consisted of nickel-iron weighing ca. 300,000 tons. Fragments of it were found up to 10 miles (15 km) from the crater. It's believed to have been ca. 150 feet (50 m) across when it was still in one piece - so not actually that large for a meteor, but it still gives you an idea of what damage a bigger one could cause! Combined with the impact speed, the force it had must have been the equivalent of well over one hundred Hiroshima bombs (or that of one larger H-bomb). This site has to be regarded as the quintessential meteorite crater on Earth. Located in the desert of Arizona, USA , it's actually the only such impact crater that looks read more

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