Weight: 26.40 Grams

Measurements: 40.07mm x 25.11mm x 3.46mm 

They will be shipped with a information sheet about the history of the meteorite.

Aletai

Basic information

Name: Aletai

This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.

Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.

Observed fall: No

Year found: 1898

Country: China

Mass: help 50 t

Description

Iron IIIE, found in China 1898

History: A large iron was found by a local farmer in a valley in a mountainous area of Aletai County. It was surrounded by rocks and half buried. A small specimen was taken for analysis. Heavy machinery was used to move the meteorite from the valley to the discoverers home. Physical characteristics: The kamacite bandwidth is 0.89±0.41 mm. Petrography: The major phases of the meteorite are kamacite, taenite, and plessite. Minor phases include schreibersite, daubréelite, troilite, and haxonite.

Aletai is an anomalous IIIE. It has the highest Gold concentration in the group, and its Iridium concentration is much higher than that inferred through the trend of the other group members.