This 216.1g Aletai iron meteorite cube comes from the historic Aletai strewn field in Xinjiang, China, where large iron meteorite masses were first scientifically documented in 1898. Composed primarily of iron and nickel, Aletai represents material from the metallic core of an ancient asteroid, offering collectors a direct fragment of early solar system history.
Its etched surfaces reveal the Widmanstätten pattern, a crystalline structure formed through extremely slow cooling inside an asteroid core over millions of years. Cut into a substantial cube, this specimen presents the pattern across multiple faces, making it a strong display piece for serious meteorite collections.