MOUNT DOOLING IRON METEORITE

Lot 74
06.04.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 5 670
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 74 | MOUNT DOOLING IRON METEORITE
Valeur estimée
£ 8 000 – 12 000
This complete slice displays the signature latticework of Mount Dooling specimens. Troilite and Neumann bands (the result of a massive collision in interplanetary space) are in evidence. Modern cutting, prepared on one side.

The Mount Dooling meteorite is one of the rarest types of iron meteorite with only 13 known worldwide out of more than 1300 irons. It is a patchwork of bisecting crystal patterns and large troilite inclusions. The parent body was impacted many times in space which produced this unique Widmänstatten pattern and crystal structure. Despite over 700 kilograms of the Mount Dooling meteorite having been found, almost all of it is in the Western Australia Museum in Perth.

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.
460 mm x 180 mm x 5 mm (181/8 x 71/8 x 1/8 in.)
2.98kg.
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