Iron Meteorite (RARE)

This is a Rare Iron Meteorite showing dark fusion crust

During the decay of radioactive elements in the early history of the solar system, many asteroids melted and the iron they contained, being dense, sank to the centre to form a metallic core. Meteorites from melted asteroids are also known as differentiated meteorites, as they have experienced major chemical or physical changes, solidifying from a molten state. Sometimes they have an iron core and concentric layers, surrounded by a silicate mantle and crust. This type of structure is very similar to terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth), which also have metallic cores. Iron meteorites can tell us a great deal about how the metallic cores of planets formed.
Iron meteorites are mainly made of an iron-nickel alloy with a distinctive crystalline structure known as a Widmanstätten texture. Bands are formed by varying levels of nickel.