AN ORIENTED METEORITE FRAGMENT — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF METEORITE REVEALED

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25.10.2022 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 832621
Lot 155 | AN ORIENTED METEORITE FRAGMENT — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF METEORITE REVEALED
This fine meteorite fragment was part of an oriented meteorite as indicated by elongated regmaglypts burned into its crust. The crust is a dark umber with a light desert varnish; the exposed internal matrix exhibits variegated earth-hues, and has fractured along a line that fits the right palm as if it were a neolithic axe.
41/4 x 3 x 13/4in. (10.4 x 7.4 x 4.2cm.)
478g.
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