This statistic shows the 15 most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on their mineral, element, and compound content. Davida, worth 26.99 quintillion U.S. dollars is the most valuable asteroid in the asteroid belt, and is the seventh-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt. Davida, which is a carbonaceous chondrite type of asteroid, contains several valuable materials including nickel, iron, cobalt, water, nitrogen, hydrogen, and ammonia.
Most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on mineral and element content (in quintillion U.S. dollars)*
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Visual Capitalist. (November 2, 2016). Most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on mineral and element content (in quintillion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/656143/mineral-and-element-value-of-selected-asteroids/
Visual Capitalist. "Most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on mineral and element content (in quintillion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. November 2, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656143/mineral-and-element-value-of-selected-asteroids/
Visual Capitalist. (2016). Most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on mineral and element content (in quintillion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656143/mineral-and-element-value-of-selected-asteroids/
Visual Capitalist. "Most Valuable Asteroids in The Asteroid Belt Based on Mineral and Element Content (in Quintillion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656143/mineral-and-element-value-of-selected-asteroids/
Visual Capitalist, Most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on mineral and element content (in quintillion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656143/mineral-and-element-value-of-selected-asteroids/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Most valuable asteroids in the asteroid belt based on mineral and element content (in quintillion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Visual Capitalist, November 2, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656143/mineral-and-element-value-of-selected-asteroids/