Lot 203
Sikhote-Alin 433.2 Gram Shrapnel Type Iron Nickel Meteorite. On February 12, 1947 a series of loud explosions over the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in Siberia announced the arrival of the most recent large Iron-Nickel meteorite to strike the Earth. These meteorites are the best preserved of all the known major falls. There are two different types of meteorites from this fall, meteorites with regmaglypts and shrapnel type meteorites that resulted from a second explosion much closer to the ground. This 3¼ x 2 x 1¼ inch 433.2 gram Sikhote-Alin meteorite is a splendid representative of the shrapnel type with sharp edges, signs of melting around the edges and parallel flow lines in several directions from the melting metal caused by the high temperatures passing through the Earth's atmosphere. Parallel flow lines are seldom found on iron-nickel meteorites that fell hundreds or thousands of years ago due to rusting on the Earth's surface. Estimated Value $900 - 1,500
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