Lot 546
METEORITE FROM METEOR CRATER. This large 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 inch over 4 pound Canyon Diablo iron-nickel meteorite is a hard to find large sized specimen of the most sought after iron meteorites by collectors. Most available Canyon Diablo meteorites are just a few grams in weight. Any specimens are hard to come by as the area around Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona has been closed for years. The nearly one mile in diameter crater was created over 50,000 years ago when a 50 foot in diameter meteor exploded high over the Arizona desert. This excellent quality meteorite possesses all of the qualities desired in a Canyon Diablo meteorite, excellent shape with a peak, gunmetal color and several distinctive regmaglypts (thumbprints) including a deep one beneath the peak. A copy of the Meteor Crater Exploration & Mining Company stock certificate of the failed attempt to retrieve iron from within the crater(there wasn’t any) is also enclosed.
Add $25 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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