A COMPLETE SLICE OF A SEYMCHAN METEORITE - EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMSTONES IN METALLIC MATRIX

Lot 99
25.05.2021 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 9 375
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ID 543644
Lot 99 | A COMPLETE SLICE OF A SEYMCHAN METEORITE - EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMSTONES IN METALLIC MATRIX
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
A highly aesthetic Seymchan slice. The metal-rich vein etched to reveal the prominent latticework Widmanstätten pattern. The olivine-rich aggregates were derived from a fragmented olivine layer at the bottom of the mantle that was invaded by a metallic liquid during mixing at the core-mantle boundary, the aggregates concertating in several regions across the surface. Modern cutting.
91/2 x 41/4 in. (24 x 11 x 0.5cm.)
478g.
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