ID 716432
Lot 47 | EXTRATERRESTRIAL PERIDOT IN A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE METEORITE
Valeur estimée
$ 11 000 – 15 000
Extraterrestrial olivine and peridot are seen suspended in a highly-polished iron-nickel matrix originating from an asteroid’s core. This complete slice is delimited by the meteorite’s external surface. The angular crystals manifest Admire’s crystalline olivine signature; an uncommon metallic bleb within an olivine is also seen. Modern cutting.
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.
189 x 261 x 3mm (7.5 x 10.33 x 0.1 in.) and 562.7g (1.25 lbs)
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