GLADSTONE METEORITE — FROM NEW MEXICO, FOUND IN 1936

Lot 73
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Lot 73 | GLADSTONE METEORITE — FROM NEW MEXICO, FOUND IN 1936
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£ 6 000 – 9 000
The thick slab polished on both sides, revealing a galaxy of inclusions with a large metallic nodule. Three stones with a total mass of 57.3 kg were found in 1936. From the Nininger and Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies collection specimen 315.6.

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.
270 mm x 140 mm 16 mm
1.6kg.
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