Nantan Meteorites For Sale

The Nantan meteorite fall was witnessed in May of the year 1516 during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Zhengde.  Most of the Nantans that you see for sale are heavily rusted.  Some are even coated with a "protective" coat to keep them from falling apart.  In fact if you were to pick up some of these very rusty Nantans they would feel much lighter than would be expected for an iron meteorite.  This is because a large portion of the meteorite is composed of iron oxide (rust) and not iron!  By contrast this piece comes from the core of  a very large meteorite where there is no rust.  These core pieces are very heavy as you would expect an iron meteorite to be and they are stable, making them excellent display pieces and wonderful GIFTS!!! They also show the internal crystaline structure of the Nantan meteorite without having to cut and etch them (see photos). While you can buy a rusty old Nantan for just pennies a gram, Nantan Meteorite Core pieces are much more difficult and expensive to obtain and command significantly higher prices per gram than the rusty Old Nantans.  These beautiful Nantans are composed of approximately 89% iron, 6.8% nickel and trace amounts of a variety of rare elements. These lovely Natan meteorite cores make ideal Christmas gifts and collection pieces-Don't miss out on these Gorgeous specimens!!!

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