Lot 836
Type Set Of All Three Types Of Meteorites. There are three different types of meteorites and this lot has an example of each one. (A) Stony meteorite Sayhal Uhaymir 00l, a 2 1/4"x2" polished and etched section weighing 26 gms. It is dark gray with lighter brown chondrites. This ordinary Chrondrite stony meteorite was found Marcy 16, 2000 in Oman. (B) Gibeon Iron-Nicket meteorite from Namitria, Africa is represented by a thick 2" long by 1/2" polished and etched specimen that shows its Widmanstatten pattern. It weighs 57 gms. (C) Brahin Pallanite, a 3/4"x3/4" polished section weighing 10 gms. Pallasites, the rarest of the three types is a mixture of iron-nickel and olivine (Peridot). The olivine in this specimen is yellow from the heat and shock of entry in the atmosphere. Displayed in a 6"x5" Ryker box. Add $10 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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