ID 927044
Los 53 | SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE END PIECE — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REVEALED
Schätzwert
$ 4 000 – 6 000
Its signature coarse octahedral crystalline pattern is revealed to great effect. Bands of schreibersite are seen at both the top and lower margin — where a spherical nodule of troilite is also evident. (See lot 10 as it regards the importance of schreibersite.) The meteorite’s natural exterior surface is seen on the reverse. Like the other Sikhote-Alin meteorites in this offering, it too is covered with regmaglypts — the aerodynamic feature that resulted from surficial melting from frictional heating as the meteoroid punched through Earth’s upper atmosphere. Fusion crust is also evident as are large patches of the meteorite’s platinum-hued matrix. This is an impressive relic from one of the most historic meteorite events of all time: one of the largest meteorite showers since the dawn of civilization. Accompanied by a custom armature.
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.
119 x 107 x 54mm (4.66 x 4.25 x 2 in.) and 1401.2 grams (3 lbs)
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