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2006 AUSTRALIA PALAU NANTAN METEORITE SILVER PROOF |
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Curent Price | 46.95 USD |
Item # | 290273956395 |
Status | Completed |
End time | 11/20/2008 10:15:00 PM (EST)
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Ships From | Fort Myers, Florida |
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*** 2006 Australia Palau Nantan Meteorite Silver Proof ***
*** So far almost all the iron meteorites in the world have been discovered although no one witnessed their fall. The Nantan is an exception. The Chinese people actually saw the star falling 490 years ago. No one paid attention to the historical record about the fallen stars at Nantan until 1958, when China was in need of a lot of steel to push the country. To modernize China a five-year plan called "Great Leap Forward" was announced. During this period, everyone was told to look for iron ore. Even cooking pots were melted in back yards to produce steel. Some farmers at Nantan, mainly Yao minority, were lucky enough to keep their kitchen tools by finding some heavy Ferich rocks. Unfortunately, the "iron ore" would not melt at the backyard steel factory, which puzzled the farmers. They reported this to the government and scientists. Researchers arrived and proved the "iron ore" to be iron meteorites. More than ten minerals have been found in the Nantan meteorites, dominantly kamacite and taenite. Secondary they contain plessite, scheribersite, triolite, graphite, spherlite, sideroferrite, dyslytite, cliftonite, and lawrencite.
*** Year: 2006 Country: Palau Face Value: $5 Metal: Silver .925 Weight: 25 grams Diameter: 38.61mm Quality: Proof Mintage: 2,500 pieces
*** Fantastic coin! Would make an excellent addition to your collection or a great gift - see scan!
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