Lot 838
Aesthetic Sikhote-Alin Meteorite With Regmaglypts. At 10:30 AM on Feb. 12, 1947, an enormous fireball exploded several miles above the Sikhote-Alin mountains of Siberia. Two distinctly different types of meteorites resulted from this explosion: sharp-edged, shrapnel-like pieces and the much rarer and more desirable, gently sculpted pieces with many small thumbprint-like depressions known as regmaglypts. Regmaglypts resulted from the melting of the iron sulfide inclusions in the iron-nickel matrix during the meteorite's descent through the earth's atmosphere. This spectacular 4x2 1/2", 812 gram iron-nicket meteorite is loaded with many small regmaglypts and stands on one flat edge. Larger Sikhote-Alin meteorites such as this nearly 2 pound specimen are in high collector demand. This meteorite has that fresh gun metal gray color that defines the best quality meteorites from this famous fall. Add $20 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,300.
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