Northwest Africa 869 Meteorite

A natural fragment of the Northwest Africa 869 meteorite.

Specimen Name: Northwest Africa 869

Specimen Type: Chondrite

Location of Find: NorthWest Africa

Date of Find: 2000

Around 4.5-4.6 billion years old, and formed in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter. There they lived for around 99.9999% of their existence until they were bumped from orbit and intersected that of the Earth.

The meteorite comes in a small plastic casing with foam to protect each fragment. As well as a Specimen Identification Card for you to display at home. This is perfect as a gift!

Each of our NorthWest Africa 869 fragments is similar to the one shown in the image, however no two fragments are identical.