Lot 206
Three Different Types of Vesta Meteorites. The moon, Mars and Vesta are the only planetary bodies in our solar system where we can positively identify meteorites that originated from their surface. NWA 2126 is a polymict Eucrite that formed from the impact of a large asteroid that hit Vesta. This 17 x 10 mm slice weighs 3.8 grams and shows a mixture of the surface rocks from Vesta with white gray light and dark brown inclusions. The second meteorite type is called Howardite and comes from a deeper part of the impact crater. NWA 1281 is a 12 x 10 mm fragment weighing 4.1 grams with a light gray matrix color with some white and dark gray inclusions. The third type of meteorite is called a Diogenite which comes from deeper inside the huge impact crater. This slice of NWA 5480 is 27 x 22 mm weighing 5 grams showing several different colored inclusions in a dark gray matrix. In a 8 x 6 inch Riker mount. Estimated Value $300 - 900
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