Meteorite ZARAGOZA Type: Metallic IVA ungroup Hexahedrite - 131.8 g

A piece of great beauty which has polished a face VERY, VERY rare to find pieces for sale, this piece comes from a private collection The Zaragoza meteorite is the largest Spanish iron meteorite, which enjoys great prestige. The total weight of the meteorite is of just 160 kg Iron meteorites are composed mainly of iron and nickel. Actually, they are a piece of an asteroid core. In the differentiation process, when the asteroid is a ball of magma, during its formation, iron and nickel settle to the core of the asteroid, as they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the asteroid metal core forms. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its core break and the fragments remain in space, until a piece falls into our planet. They are estimated to account for 5. 7% of falls. At Expometeoritos, we take care of dissemination, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of meteorites. We are members of: .
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187 .
- Meteoritical Society .
- American Meteor Society All our pieces are certified and, if the value of the piece is over €300, we also provide the chemical composition analysis, performed in our facilities by X-ray spectrography.