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For the serious collector, the Aletai meteorite represents something that few specimens can offer: a combination of extraordinary rarity, scientific significance, and a documented history that spans more than a century of discovery. First identified in 1898 under the name Armanty, its true nature a single massive cosmic body scattered across Northern Xinjiang was only fully understood after decades of analysis, culminating in its formal naming as Aletai in 2016.
The credentials of this Aletai collector piece are unmatched. It is classified as an anomalous IIIE iron meteorite a coarse octahedrite described by scientists as unlike any other known sample with a Widmanstätten pattern distinct from all other IIIE irons and a mineralogy that includes kamacite, taenite, plessite, schreibersite, troilite, cohenite, haxonite, and daubréelite. Its elevated cobalt, gold, and iridium content further distinguishes it from any other iron meteorite group.
The fall itself holds world records: a strewn field of at least 430 kilometres the longest ever recorded on Earth and a total recovered mass exceeding 74 tonnes. A genuine Aletai collector meteorite is not simply rare. It is the kind of specimen that defines a serious natural history collection.
Meteorite Type: Anomalous IIIE Iron Meteorite (Coarse Octahedrite)
Composition: Kamacite, Taenite, Plessite; elevated Cobalt, Gold & Iridium
Accessory Minerals: Schreibersite, Troilite, Cohenite, Haxonite, Daubréelite
Strewn Field: 430+ km longest ever recorded on Earth
Total Recovered Mass: Exceeds 74 tonnes
Fall Location: Northern Xinjiang (Altay Prefecture), China
First Identified: 1898 (as Armanty); formally named Aletai in 2016
Specimen Size: 31mm x 44mm x 12mm
Weight: 55 gram
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