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This authentic Aletai meteorite fragment is a piece of one of the most scientifically extraordinary iron meteorites ever discovered. First identified in 1898 under the name Armanty, what was initially believed to be a single mass was later revealed to be part of a much larger story: as new fragments were found across Northern Xinjiang, scientists confirmed that all of these enormous irons belonged to a single ancient cosmic body. In 2016, the meteorite was formally named Aletai, after the Altay Prefecture in China where its fragments were recovered.
The scale of this fall is almost incomprehensible. The Aletai strewn field extends at least 430 kilometres the largest meteorite debris field ever recorded on Earth likely the result of a unique stone-skipping atmospheric trajectory that scattered fragments over an extraordinary distance. Total recovered mass exceeds 74 tonnes, placing Aletai among the largest iron meteorites on the planet.
Classified as an anomalous IIIE iron meteorite and a coarse octahedrite unlike any other known sample, each fragment displays a Widmanstätten pattern distinct from other IIIE irons, and carries a mineralogy that includes kamacite, taenite, plessite, and rare accessory minerals such as schreibersite, troilite, cohenite, haxonite, and daubréelite. High cobalt, gold, and iridium content further confirm the unique nature of this extraordinary fall. This is not just a meteorite it is one of the rarest and most scientifically significant specimens available to collectors.
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: 32mm x 18mm x 19mm
Weight: 38 gram
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