Tataouine Meteorite 12.34 g Achondrite Diogénite HED Vesta Tatahouine

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Tataouine Meteorite 12.34 g Achondrite Diogénite HED Vesta Tatahouine:
$597.95

Tataouine Meteorite 12.34 g Achondrite Diogénite HED Vesta TatahouineThe description of this item has been automatically translated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Tataouine meteorite Origin: Tataouine, Tunisia
Discovery: fall observed on June 27, 1931
Type: achondrite, Diogénite (HED)TKW (total known mass): 12 kg
Mass: 12.43 g
Member of the Meteoritical Society (MetSoc #6863) and International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA #2093) and the Global Meteorite Association (GMA #0052), we provide a certificate guaranteeing the authenticity of our meteorites.
The scale cube measures 1 cm (not included in the sale).
For the recordThis meteorite is believed to come from the asteroid Vesta.Its beautiful green color is characteristic, it’s a bit like “Superman’s kryptonite”.
Its fall was observed on June 27, 1931 around 1:30 a.m. by the population and a French garrison.The next day, legionnaires found fragments which were transmitted to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Analyzed and inventoried, these new meteorite fragments were forgotten until 1994.It was thanks to the heightened curiosity of an enthusiast, Doctor of Sciences Alain Carion, that Tataouine was rediscovered.
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Satisfaction guaranteed, returns accepted within 30 days.Member of the Meteoritical Society (MetSoc #6863) and International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA #2093) and the Global Meteorite Association (GMA #0052), we provide a certificate guaranteeing the authenticity of our meteorites. Its beautiful green color is characteristic, it’s a bit like “Superman’s kryptonite”. Its fall was observed on June 27, 1931 around 1:30 a.m. by the population and a French garrison. The next day, legionnaires found fragments which were transmitted to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. Analyzed and inventoried, these new meteorite fragments were forgotten until 1994. It was thanks to the heightened curiosity of an enthusiast, Doctor of Sciences Alain Carion, that Tataouine was rediscovered. If you make several purchases, do not pay before re