Uwet IIAB Hexahedrite Iron Meteorites for Sale
Location: Calabar Cross, Nigeria (5° 17'N, 8° 15'E)
Found: 1903, known before this year.
Type: Iron, IIAB Hexahedrite
Description: A mass of about 55 Kg was said to have fallen 80 years before and was preserved by the natives. In 1908 a piece of about 10 Kg was presented to the British Museum. Because of weathering, it is believed to have fallen before 1825. Reheated cosmically. 5.61% Ni, 62.3 ppm Ga, 182 ppm Ge, 2.6 ppm Ir. (From Catalogue of Meteorites, 2000) A slice of Uwet was on display at the Smithsonian' Natural History Museum last time I visited.
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
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| # UW2-0 | # UW2-4 | # UW5-3 | # UW5-31 | About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime. |
| Weight: 2.0 gm | Weight: 2.4 gm | Weight: 5.3 gm | Weight: 5.3 gm | |
| Features: Part Slice | Features: Part Slice | Features: Part Slice | Features: Part Slice | |
| Price: $50(hold) | Price: sold | Price: sold | Price: sold |
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| # UW17-5 | # UW22-3 | # UW28-1 |
| Weight: 17.5 gm | Weight: 22.3 gm | Weight: 28.1 gm |
| Features: Part Slice | Features: Part Slice | Features: Part Slice |
| Price: $330 | Price: $400 | Price: $500 |
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