Uwet Hexahedrite Iron Meteorites for Sale
Location: Calabar Cross, Nigeria (Latitude 5°, 17' N, Longitude 8°, 15' E.)
Time of Find: 1903, known before this year.
Type: IIAB; 5.61% Ni, 62.3 ppm Ga, 182 ppm Ge, 2.6 ppm Ir.
Description: A mass of about 55 Kg was said to have fallen 80 years before and was preserved by the natives. In 1908 a piece of about 10 Kg was presented to the British Museum. Because of weathering, it is believed to have fallen before 1825. Reheated cosmically.
Analysis: 8.83% Ni, 60.4 ppm Ga, 204 ppm Ge, 0.51 ppm Ir.
(Gird is in millimeters--click on the photo to see a larger photo)
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| # UW30-0 |
| Weight: 30.0 gm |
| Features: Slab |
| sold |
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