ID 716423
Los 38 | DRONINO — SLICE OF A SINGULAR METEORITE
Schätzwert
$ 500 – 800
Iron meteorites are primarily composed of two different iron-nickel alloys, kamacite and taenite. In Dronino, the kamacite contains 7% nickel while rare grains of taenite contain 26%. The banded and elongated accents seen are sulfide inclusions. While there is no other meteorite that has the surface texture of Dronino, the same can be said for the features seen in a cut sample. If lots 28 and 39 were cut — which should never be the case — they would exhibit a similar internal structure, but almost certainly not as sublime as the specimen now offered of a meteorite that is the sole representative of a protoplanet which no longer exists.
Christie's would like to thank Dr. Alan E. Rubin at the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles for his assistance in preparing this catalogue.
89 x 54 x 2mm (3.5 x 2 x 0.1 in.) and 80.9g (0.2 lbs)
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