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Muonionalusta Meteorite Labradorite 2cap
$220.00
• Metal: .925 Sterling Silver
• US Ring Size: 5
• Cap Size: 10x12mm+ 9x21mm long
• Mineral: Labradorite (Madagascar) + rare and classified Muonionalusta Meteorite slice (found in Sweden 1906 but probably the oldest known meteorite. (view details below)
The Two Timelines of the Muonionalusta Meteorite.
Here is a breakdown of its journey:
| Timeframe | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| ~4.5653 Billion Years Ago | Formation (Birth) | The iron-nickel material of the meteorite slowly crystallized and cooled within the core of a large asteroid (or planetesimal) in the early solar system, making it older than Earth itself. |
| ~4 Billion Years of Drifting | Space Journey | After its parent body was likely shattered in a cosmic collision, the fragment drifted through space as an asteroid for eons. |
| ~1 Million Years Ago | Impact (Arrival on Earth) | The fragment's path intersected with Earth's orbit, and it crashed into what is now the Arctic region of Scandinavia during the Quaternary period. |
| ~1 Million Years | Terrestrial Existence | Since landing, the meteorite has been sitting in the arctic tundra, experiencing four ice ages, until it was first discovered by children in 1906. |