Lot 821
Rare Over 1½-Pound Oriented Sikhote-Alin, Iron-Nickel Meteorite. This 3"x2 ½"x2 ½" iron-nickel meteorite from the Sikhote-Alin mountains of Siberia has everything that you would look for in a Sikhote-Alin meteorite. First of all is its fairly large size. Sikhote's over one pound have gotten very difficult to locate as the February 12, 1947 fall has been extensively searched and only small fragments remain. Secondly, this remarkable meteorite is oriented, meaning that, rather than rotating as it entered the earth's atmosphere, it melted only in one direction, with fine flow lines still visible from the melting metal. These delicate flow lines are never visible in older iron-nickel meteorites since they weather away. And lastly, there are two types of Sikhote-Alin meteorites -- one with regmaglypts (thumbprints) and a sharp shrapnel type. This remarkable meteorite has regmaglypts on two sides and rough shrapnel surfaces on the other two sides. Add $20 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $850 - 1,350.
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