Description
A magnificent specimen with CAI’s and an inclusion.
Sold with a certificate.
66,70 $
NWA 16738 is a carbonaceous meteorite of the CK3 type.
To date, only 88 of this type have been classified.
The most famous meteorite fall is the Karoonda meteorite, which fell in Australia in 1930.
CK-type meteorites contain inclusions known as CAIs (calcium- and aluminum-rich inclusions), which formed between 4,567 and 4,571 million years ago; they are the oldest materials in the Solar System.
In stock
A magnificent specimen with CAI’s and an inclusion.
Sold with a certificate.
| Weight | 4,4 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2,3 × 2 × 0,3 cm |
| Form | Slice |