Fukang Star Stone – the most beautiful meteorite in the world
The Fukang Meteor, which fell in the Gobi Desert of China in 2000 and is said to have a total weight of 1 ton, was taken to America by an anonymous person.
Incredibly beautiful meteorite has amazing colors; The meteorite, which shines constantly thanks to the mineral crystals and olivine it contains, contains a mixture of iron nickel and silver alloy.
It was reported that the total weight of the meteorite brought to America was 420 kilograms. The rest is still in China.
This wonderful stone, which was put up for sale for $2 million at the Bonham auction in New York, did not find any buyers.
The Fukang meteorite is a pallasite - a very rare species even among "star stones" (1% of all meteorites found on Earth). Such meteorites consist of 50% olivine and 50% nickel iron. Olivine in this case is interspersed with translucent crystals that shimmer with gold when exposed to sunlight.This meteorite is believed to be around 4.5 billion years old, roughly equivalent to the age of planet Earth.
A 1 gram precious meteorite is sold for 40-50 US dollars.
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16 January 2023
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