CI Asteroid Simulant

This material, engineered to be chemically and mechanically similar to asteroids, is based on a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell in southwestern France in 1864 - Orgueil. This is one of five known meteorites belonging to the CI chondrite group. This group is notable for having a composition that is essentially identical to that of the sun.

This sample is not from the asteroid, but is based on the composition of Orgueil.

1 vial = approximately 1oz (30g) of material.

Mineralogy:
Mg-serpentine: 51.3%
Magnetite: 10%
Vermiculite: 9.6%
Olivine: 7%
Pyrite: 7%
Attapulgite: 5.3%
Sub-bituminous coal: 5%
Ferrihydrite: 4.8%

Manufacturer: STEMcell Science Shop