Hands on Tauranga offers students stimulating and original learning opportunities with real museum objects that support the New Zealand curriculum at primary and secondary school level.
*Popular object- one week (7 days) lending period from delivery of object *
This meteorite was originally found in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Meteorites found in this area show chondrules which are unknown in Earth rocks and were formed when the Solar System was first developing. Chondrites are typically about 4.55 billion years old.
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max dimension: 70mm
subject area: Science
specific themes: Space, Environment, Minerals, Rock
handling collection number: HC159
