Muonionalusta Meteorite Letter Opener. Iron, IVA. Northern Sweden - (67° 48'N, 23° 6'E). Found: 1906. 6.30 x 0...

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Muonionalusta Meteorite Letter Opener
Iron, IVA
Northern Sweden - (67° 48'N, 23° 6'E)
Found: 1906
6.30 x 0.32 x 0.09 inches (16.00 x 0.81 x 0.23 cm)

Made from a piece of the artic Muonionalusta Meteorite, from Northern Sweden, this functional and unique item is actually a letter opener. The streamline shape and sharpened point is indicative of the tool which is amazing given its composition. There is a visible, shallow, crack near the tip of the piece, but the pronounced Widmanstätten pattern over the entire metallic form is the most intriguing thing.


[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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