9.7 Gram ALETAI IRON METEORITE found in Western ChinaIn 1898 a massive 28,000 kilo meteorite was found and named the ARMANTY Meteorite. It is currently the worlds fifth largest meteorite (Behind Hoba, Cape York and two Campo specimens). It was considered a single individual. In 2004 another meteorite was found and named the ULASITAI meteorite. A third unnamed meteorite was also found (Believed to be in 2005) and was sold to an anonymous private collector. In 2011 two more meteorites were found in the same general area and named the AKEBULAKE and WUXILIKE meteorites. In 2021 another meteorite (WUQILIKE) was found. Given the exceedingly rare classification and from the same general area further study deemed them to be all paired from the same fall. The strewnfield is an astonishing 430km long (And believed to be longer). Scientists believe that it must have entered the atmosphere at an extremely low trajectory possibly even skipping the ground. It is by a very wide margin by far the largest meteorite strewnfield on the planet.Today the ALETAI meteorite fall is at least 74 tonnes and three of the largest ten known individual meteorites are ALETAI (Taking fifth, sixth and ninth spot). Many thousands of samples have been found including this one (Which has been tumbled to clean it up and look nice).

• ALETAI is an iron meteorite and is from a very rare classification of IIIE-an. Only two meteorites from this group are known (The other being a 58 kilo meteorite found in Russia). It is the only meteorite of this classification available so if you have a type collection you need this meteorite. It fell in a vast sparsely populated region of Western China.

(335738-13)

GST Note: GST is included in the final bid price of this item. GST is included in the freight and buyers premium.

Debit Card / Credit Card / PayPal surcharge fee may apply. See User Agreement

Delivery time frames will depend on your location, please check the shipping calculator to see an estimate of when you can typically expect to receive your goods based on your postcode.

We will send you an email notifying you as soon as your items have left our warehouse.

In this email, you will find the name of the courier company and the consignment note number of your item as well as information on tracking the delivery of your item online. Simply follow the link and enter your reference number. You will then be able to quickly and efficiently track the delivery status of your item!

Please Note: Your goods will be delivered to your registered address. We do delivery Australia wide except for a few remote territories, please check the shipping calculator to confirm delivery availability and timeframes.

We accept the following methods of Payment:

Credit Card

• 1.2% surcharge applies to Mastercard & VISA transactions
• 0.7% surcharge applies to Debit card transactions
• 2.5% surcharge applies to American Express transactions
• 2.5% surcharge applies to Diners/Discover Card transactions
• No other cards are accepted
• Invoices totalling less than $10,000 will be automatically debited from the card nominated within your account
• Invoices totalling in excess of $10,000 can be paid in-person at any Grays office

PayPal

• 1.2% surcharge applies to PayPal transactions
• Only accepted for invoices totalling less than $10,000 where elected as your preferred payment method within your account

EFT (Direct Deposit)

• For invoices totalling in excess of $10,000. Payment must be made in full within two business days of the auction closing.
• Please ensure to state your invoice number as the payment reference and email proof of the remittance to accountsreceivable@grays.com.au
• As EFT transfers can take up to 2 business days to clear, please contact Grays prior to collecting your purchase to confirm receipt of clear funds

Cash, Bank Cheques and Personal Cheques are not accepted payment methods.

Please see below for further information:

Payments

For invoice payment enquiries only, please email: accountsreceivable@grays.com.au