Lot 820
Rare 638g Shrapnel Type Meteorites From Siberia. The most sought after iron and nickel meteorites are from the Sikhote-Alin Mountains from the fall that occurred on February 12, 1947 in the Maritime Territories of Siberia, Russia. Unfortunately for collectors, this meteorite field has been extensively explored, resulting in few larger meteorites being found. Most new finds are very small specimens weighing less than 50g.
This wonderful meteorite is 3"x2½"x1¼", weighing 638g. There are two types of Sikote-Alin meteorites, the shrapnel type and the type covered with regmaglypts. The shrapnel type occurs when there was a second explosion of the large iron nickel mass just a few miles up in the atmosphere with not enough time for the meteorites to ablate (melt) to form the regmaglypts. This shrapnel type meteorite has a lovely brown fusion crust and some sharp ragged edges, as well as some flow lines from the partial melting, looling somewhat like wax on a candle. Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $300 - 475.
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| Realized $546 |
