Lot 788
Paraguay Iron-Nickel Meteorite. A relatively new find of iron nickel meteorites in Paraguay has yielded some highly esthetic meteorite specimens. These iron-nickel meteorites are similar to Campo del Cielo and Sikhote-Alin meteorites in chemical and structural make-up but much rarer than either of those falls. They are Group I coarse octahedrite irons. Even though the strewnfield is near Las Palmas, Paraquay, about 200 miles east of the Campo del Cielo strewnfield in Argentina, the best specimens of this much smaller find resemble the Sikhote-Alin meteorites more than the less esthetic looking Campos. It has been determined that the Paraguay fall was from a different meteor shower than the Campo del Cielo fall.
This large magnificent specimen is 4.75 x 4.5 x 13 inches and weighs 2636 grams(over 5.75 pounds). What makes it truly special is its esthetic shape filled with small regmaglypts resembling a Sikhote-Alin with regmaglypts. This museum quality Paraguay iron-nickel meteorite is much larger than the few specimens found with most being less than 500 grams.
Add $25 for domestic shipping. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500
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