MTR129 Nantan Meteorite Mushroom Rhyolite This is a polished specimen

This is a polished specimen featuring foggy blue and red coloring with white bands

and a small druzy vugg

lacey agate banding with spots of strong parallax

The mines have been closed since 2016 and agate collecting has been prohibited

MTR129 Nantan Meteorite Mushroom Rhyolite This is a polished specimenMeteorites were discovered near Nantan in Guangxi, China in 1958. The location could possibly match a recorded fall from May of 1516, but not enough information is known. The possibility is based on comet observations describing stars "five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons" from historical Chinese records. Nantan Meteorites are sometimes called Kamacite, which is an alloy of iron and nickel only produced in meteorites. They have an