Lot 663
Gold Meteorite Bracelet. This rare and unusual rolled gold bracelet has nine rectangular 10 x 3mm meteorite beads imbedded in a thick rolled 14 karat gold bracelet. Rolled gold is about 100 times as thick as gold plate and lasts a long time. Each of the rectangular beads has been carefully cut from an ordinary chondrite stony meteorite NWA 869 that formed at the origin of the solar system 3.57 billion years ago. Chondrites are the very first material that formed out of the hot solar gases that formed the solar system and are studied by scientists to learn what the original building blocks of the solar system were composed of. No rocks on earth have this chondrite structure because it was destroyed millions of years ago through volcanism. Chondrites of all shapes and sizes are visible in each of the nine rectangular meteorite beads. This bracelet is both beautiful and scientifically interesting. This is a very rare opportunity to buy meteorite jewelry as most meteorites are worth much more just as intact meteorites to cut up as jewelry. Comes with a certificate of authenticity and also a limited edition of 1,000 large 1.9 inch diameter bronze medal with an actual piece of the NWA 869 meteorite embedded in the obverse.
Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $350 - 550.
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