{"product_id":"iiie-iron-meteorite","title":"Aletai IIIE Iron Meteorite Fragment","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Aletai coarse octahedrite is in a category by itself. Classified as an anomalous IIIE iron meteorite, it is described by scientists as a coarse octahedrite unlike any other known sample — a designation that reflects just how unusual its mineralogy, chemistry, and crystalline structure truly are. The Widmanstätten pattern visible in cut and etched specimens is distinct even from other IIIE irons, a fingerprint of this meteorite's unique cosmic origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst identified in 1898 under the name Armanty, the Aletai meteorite was not fully understood for more than a century. Fragments recovered across Northern Xinjiang were gradually connected by their shared chemistry — high cobalt, gold, and iridium content, and a complex mineralogy featuring kamacite, taenite, plessite, schreibersite, troilite, cohenite, haxonite, and daubréelite — until scientists confirmed that all known masses came from the same parent body. In 2016, the meteorite was formally named Aletai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe fall left behind a strewn field of at least 430 kilometres — the largest ever recorded on Earth — and a total recovered mass exceeding 74 tonnes. This genuine Aletai coarse octahedrite fragment carries the full scientific weight of that extraordinary legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Specimen Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Meteorite Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anomalous IIIE Iron Meteorite (Coarse Octahedrite)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Composition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kamacite, Taenite, Plessite; elevated Cobalt, Gold \u0026amp; Iridium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Accessory Minerals:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schreibersite, Troilite, Cohenite, Haxonite, Daubréelite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Strewn Field:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430+ km — longest ever recorded on Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Total Recovered Mass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exceeds 74 tonnes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Fall Location:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern Xinjiang (Altay Prefecture), China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ First Identified:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1898 (as Armanty); formally named Aletai in 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Specimen Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e≈31\u003c\/span\u003emm x 21mm x 14mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 gram\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eOwn a genuine Aletai coarse octahedrite — a meteorite unlike any other known sample, now available for your collection\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ForeverGems_Tuc26","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45976572559556,"sku":"S417","price":740.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/1599\/4699\/files\/S417AletaiMeteorite_1.webp?v=1774339489","url":"https:\/\/www.forevergems.co.za\/products\/iiie-iron-meteorite","provider":"ForeverGems_SA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}