A triangular Muonionalusta pendant, 16.2 g. The shape is the point: a triangle presents three edges meeting at angles that have nothing to do with the crystal lattice inside, so the etched pattern crosses the boundaries obliquely rather than running parallel to them.
Specification
Material: Muonionalusta iron meteorite
Weight: 16.2 g
Form: triangle
Reference: TD140
Cut geometry against crystal geometry
The lattice inside an iron meteorite has fixed orientations, set when the metal cooled over millions of years in space. Any cut is an arbitrary plane through that structure. A triangular outline makes the mismatch visible — the bands run at their own angles, indifferent to the edges of the piece.
