Chondritic Meteorite NWA 869 Necklace

In the deep history of our Solar System, a nebula of ice and dust swirled for billions of years. In the chaos, particles collided and combined, sometimes forming tiny planetoids. As the Sun was born and the cloud condensed, some planetoids grew in mass to become the worlds and moons we know today, while others became asteroids arcing through space. These ancient asteroids have changed little since their formation, holding within them the fundamental building blocks of the Solar System.

This necklace, made right here at Mini Museum contains three meteorite beads made with material from Chondritic Meteorite NWA 869, an ancient meteorite that dates back over 4,500,000,000 years.