Aletai Meteorite Fragment - Specimen gemstone club This specimen would have formed

This specimen would have formed in sedimentary environments where rapid burial and low oxygen conditions slowed decomposition and allowed mineral-rich groundwater to gradually replace organic material

The piece has a pale tan to grey surface with natural crackle patterning across the fossilized bone

with many seeing them as grounding objects that reflect long-term change and natural cycles

I use them to create inlay holes

This fossilized shell fragment is a tangible piece of that legacy

Aletai Meteorite Fragment - Specimen gemstone club This specimen would have formedMined from: Aletai meteorite, Qinghe County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China Description: This one of a kind Aletai meteorite specimen from China is a dark, heavy iron meteorite fragment with an irregular sculptural shape and a glossy black brown weathered surface. The piece shows rugged edges, natural pits, and metallic looking fracture faces, giving it the tough, space rock character collectors like in iron meteorites. Aletai is an iron meteorite