Nantan Meteorite/China 30-35mm
|
|
Nantan Meteorite/China 30-35mm
Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was recorded vividly -- During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were as bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds". Fell in Nantan (25 degrees 6' N, 107 degrees 42'E) in 1516, they were much later found by local farmers in 1958 when China needed a lot of steel to push the country "Great Leap Forward" advocated by Mao Zetung. They have coarse octahedral structure (Photo C & D on next page) and contain 92.35% iron & 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980)s. Most Nantan meteorites weight 150 ~ 1500 kg. Due to the humid condition, smaller pieces buried in soils of lower valleys have been extensively |
Other items available from Shell_World
|
|
|
Tiger Puka Shell
|
|
$8.00
|
|
|
|
Indian Melon Sea
|
|
$12.00
|
|
|
|
Assorted
|
|
$10.00
|
|
|
|
Dyed White
|
|
$16.00
|
|
|
|
5 Assorted Cross
|
|
$10.00
|
|
|
|
| Shipping & Payment Policy: |
- Spend $100 and Shipping is FREE! (Up to 12 lbs. within US)
International Buyers will receive 25% off shipping (over $100)
- We combine shipping on all purchases (So, PLEASE wait to pay until you have
finished with all purchasing or we cannot discount your shipping costs!)
- We prefer payments through PayPal we are not excepting google checkout at this time, which accepts Visa, Master Card,
Discover, American Express and eCheck. If outside the United States we ask that
payments be made through PayPal. We do accept Checks or Money Orders, however
please allow an additional 7 to 10 days for shipping. We do NOT accept foreign
money orders due to the bank fees imposed. Shipping charges are not refundable.
- Each Package comes with a USPS Delivery Confirmation Number.
- We charge actual weight for PRIORITY MAIL (no "handling fee"), so combined
shipping will save you money.
- First Class US Mail is available for items totaling less that 13 ounces.
- We take great care in our packaging and mark all items as fragile.
- We STRONGLY Recommend Shipping Insurance on these fragile items!
Insurance for US Shipping is $1.65 up to $50 and $2.05 for $50 to
$100; $2.45 for $100-$200 and $4.60 for $200-$300. Each $100 over this is an
additional $.90 per $100. |
| Return Policy: |
- We want you to be happy with your purchases, if something needs our
attention, please, let us know!
- We will gladly accept returns for the following reason:
Items do not meet advertised description-
If a suitable
replacement cannot be made, we will cheerfully refund your purchase price and
shipping costs for items returned in their original condition - within 10 days
of purchase.
- All items sold at Shell World are in stock at the time of purchase. Due
to the fragile nature of our products, on a rare occasion, a piece may become
damaged. If this happens, we will contact you immediately to make arrangements
for a substitute or a full refund.
|
Click here to add me to your favorites sellers |
|
|
|
- PayPal
- Other payment, see Seller's Policy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Flag
this ad: miscategorized, prohibited, spam |
|
|
