| Nantan Meteorites |
| Item # MEN608001 Nantan Meteorite 93.3g $46.00 |
| Item # MEN608002 Nantan Meteorite 71.6g $35.00 |
Beautiful 71.6 gram ( 2.52oz) Nantan Meteorite measuring 55mm x 33mm x 24mm (2.2 x 1.3 x 0.95 inches )
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
| Item # MEN608003 Nantan Meteorite 39.2g $21.00 |
Unique 39.2 gram ( 2.52oz) Nantan Meteorite measuring 36mm x 28mm x 19mm (1.43 x 1.1 x 0.52 inches )
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
| Item # MEN608005 Nantan Meteorite 12.5g $10.00 |
Very Nice 12.5 gram Nantan Meteorite measuring 26mm x 23mm x 10mm
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
| Item # MEN608006 Nantan Meteorite 11g $12.00 |
| Item # MEN608007 Nantan Meteorite 10g $10.00 |
Very Nice 10 gram Nantan Meteorite measuring 26mm x 17mm x 15mm
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
| Item # MEN608009 Nantan Meteorite 8.5g $12.00 |
Very Nice 8.5 gram Nantan Meteorite measuring 27mm x 22mm x 7.5mm (Very nice regmaglypts)
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Nantan Meteorites (Also known as NanDan) These are genuine Nantan meteorites in their natural condition – they have not yet been polished, sealed, or buffed with a steel brush to expose the beautiful coarse crystalline octahedral structure hidden within. Nantan meteorites make a very nice collector specimen just as they are, although they also could be polished or sawn and then etched to show their amazing Widmanstatten octahedral pattern of inter grown crystallized iron and nickel. The Nantan meteorite fall is one of the very rare witnessed iron meteorite falls on Earth. It fell from the northwest in May of 1516 during the reign of Chinese emperor Zhendge, with falling stars as bright as lightning that "waved like snakes & dragons" and then disappeared in a few seconds. Centuries passed with no further record until 1958 during the severe steel shortage of chairman Mao Tse Tung's "Great Leap Forward" program when even the local farmer's cooking pots were melted down to produce steel. Some farmers at Nantan then discovered heavy iron rich rocks that they were unable to melt. Government investigators arrived and determined the "iron ore" to be meteorites! Nantan Meteorites are a favorite of collectors. The market was flooded with Nantans a few years ago but they are becoming more difficult to find . These are classified as Type (IIICD) Iron Meteorites |
Regmaglypts (or thumbprints) are a relief or depression commonly reported for the surface of some meteorites (Fig. 1). The depressions originate from dynamic air pressure and from selective erosion by material melting (ablation) off the surface of the meteorite on its passage through the atmosphere. The relief may show polygonal, spherical, rounded or elliptical shape, and a pattern like fingerprints in wet clay is frequent. |
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| Item # MEN608004 Nantan Meteorite 13g $10.00 |
| Item # MEN608008 Nantan Meteorite 9.5g $14.00 |
Very Nice 11 gram Nantan Meteorite measuring 31mm x 22mm x 9mm (nice regmaglypts)
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Very Nice 13 gram Nantan Meteorite measuring 38mm x 18mm x 8.5mm
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Very Nice 9.5 gram Nantan Meteorite measuring 32mm x 19mm x 9mm (Very unique regmaglypting)
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Excellent 93.3 gram ( 3.3oz) Nantan Meteorite measuring 50mm x 39mm x 27mm (1.98 x 1.55 x 1.07 inches )
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
Originally retrieved from a recorded fall in a strewnfield near Nantan, China in 1516AD. Nantan Meteorites are
Octahedrite Coarse (IIICD) Iron Meteorites. This meteorite is natural, un-polished with no coatings.
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