{"product_id":"1992-5g-kaalijarv-stunning-iron-meteorite-i-iab-mg-iron","title":"1992.5g Kaalijärv Historic Ancient Iron Meteorite  I IAB-MG Iron","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Offer\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1992.5g stunning specimen of the historic \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Iron Meteorite. This iron meteorite has been verified to be the source of at least one bronze age iron weapon (The \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eMörigen Arrowhead)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and was likely the source of the iron used to make many other pre Iron Age iron weapons from the period. This \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e iron meteorite specimen displays flight orientation and amazing thumb printing. A truly extraordinary specimen with an even more \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eextraordinary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eName:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 53.57 mm X 44.17 mm X 22.12 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry: \u003c\/b\u003eEstonia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear found: \u003c\/b\u003e1937\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory, Science and Mythological Origins of Thor's Hammer: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Mörigen Arrowhead:\u003c\/span\u003e In 2023, archaeologists analyzing a Bronze Age arrowhead discovered in Switzerland that dates to around 900 to 800 B.C., determined it was made from an iron meteorite.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eTrace-element analysis of the arrowhead verified a chemical and isotopic composition that matched the \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv meteorite from what is now modern Estonia\u003c\/span\u003e. This shines a new light on an already well established ancient Baltic \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eweapon-maker trade network, connecting the revered source of meteoric iron also known as \"thunderstone\" which has been historically defined as \"iron from the sky\" to the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv crater and the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKaalijärv iron meteorite\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhile clearly a myth, the legendary tale of Thor's Hammer \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMjölnir\", is thought to have its origins in the Bronze Age (or earlier) iron weapons made of meteoritic iron or \"thunderstone\" from the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv meteorite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e which has now been confirmed to have been used for at least one Bronze Age weapon from this region. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e1992.5g IAB-M Iron \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKaalijärv \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emeteorite as shown and signed Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSEE OFFICIAL METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASE ENTRY BELLOW\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eKaalijärv\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alert\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOfficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text-table th-left\" style=\"width: 112.5%; height: 631px;\" height=\"689\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 177.45px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 177.45px;\"\u003eBasic information\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10\" style=\"width: 79.7575%; height: 177.45px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eName:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKaalijarv This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbbreviation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThere is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObserved fall:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear found:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEstonia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2.25 kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 143.925px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 143.925px;\"\u003eClassification history:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10\" style=\"width: 79.7575%; height: 143.925px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNHM Catalogue,\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/us\/catalogue\/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521663032\" title=\"Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites, 5th Edition, Cambridge Univ. Press, Edinburgh, UK.\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e5th Edition\u003c\/a\u003e (2000): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eIAB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetBase, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metbase.de\/home.html\" title=\"Koblitz, J. (2006) MetBase, version 7.1 (CD-ROM)\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003ev. 7.1\u003c\/a\u003e (2006): \u003c\/strong\u003eIAB-MG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIron, IAB-MG \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is 1 of 139 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 120.65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 120.65px;\"\u003eBuchwald\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10\" style=\"width: 79.7575%; height: 120.65px;\"\u003eThe following entries were found for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaalijarv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu\/handle\/10524\/33750\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eBuchwald (1975)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eEntry for \u003cb\u003eKaalijarv\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/10524\/35685\/vol2-Jenn-Kaa(LO).pdf#page=12\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003evolume 2, page 704\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 186.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 186.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGeography:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10\" style=\"width: 79.7575%; height: 186.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text-table th-left\" height=\"172\" style=\"width: 100.633%; height: 102px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 163.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 163.6px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEstonia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoordinates:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e      Catalogue of Meteorites:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(58° 24'N, 22° 40'E)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e      Recommended:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(58° 24'N, 22° 40'E)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatistics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.cfm?sea=\u0026amp;sfor=names\u0026amp;stype=contains\u0026amp;lrec=100\u0026amp;country=Estonia\u0026amp;srt=name\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eEstonia\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4  impact craters)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 24.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 24.6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10\" style=\"width: 79.7575%; height: 24.6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 19.6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 19.6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10\" style=\"width: 79.7575%; height: 19.6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"row\" style=\"height: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\" style=\"width: 20.056%; height: 10px;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Top Meteorite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48424262402273,"sku":"KAALIJARV26_1992.5_01","price":12644.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2762\/files\/Iron-Top-Meteorite-Kaalijarv26_1992.5_01_17.jpg?v=1780502576","url":"https:\/\/topmeteorite.com\/en-ca\/products\/1992-5g-kaalijarv-stunning-iron-meteorite-i-iab-mg-iron","provider":"Top Meteorite","version":"1.0","type":"link"}