Mont Dieu Iron Meteorites for Sale

Basic Information

• Location: Mont Dieu, France
• Type: Iron IIE Fine Octahedrite, deformed.
• Found: 1994
• Description from Catalogue of Meteorites (2000): Bulk metal composition 7.55% Ni, 0.434%Co, 23.2 ppm Ga, 63 ppm Ge, 8.3 ppm As, 4.9 ppm Ir, 0.861 ppm Au. Widmanstatten pattern irregular; contains abundant Troilite and schreibersite and rare chromite, silicate, metallic.
• Total Weight Found: 376 kg (180 kg is in the Museum of Natural History, Paris)

Mont Dieu is inclined to rust. Precautions must be taken to preserve this meteorite.

Anomalous Iron Meteorites--Mont Dieu, France

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# MD34-5	#MD44-6	# MD48-7	ABOUT SCALE Each photo has a small cube one centimeter on a side. The photo above gives you an idea how big it is. The ruler is in inches at the top. The coin is a US dime. If you are interested in a specimen, I will be happy to send you the dimensions or a photo with different scale.
Weight: 34.5 gm	Weight: 44.6 gm	Weight: 48.7 gm
Features: Etched part slice.	Features: Etched part slice.	Features: Etched part slice.
Price: $100	Price: sold	Price: $140

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