ID 927050
Lot 59 | OUDIYAT SBAA METEORITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF AN UNCOMMON WITNESSED FALL
Valeur estimée
$ 8 000 – 12 000
Meteorites with an EH classification (e.g., an enstatite chondrite with a high amount of iron) like Oudiyat Sbaa are rare and the “5” designation coming after the “EH” (which indicates it’s highly metamorphosed) are more rare still. Oudiyat Sbaa is only the third EH5 witnessed fall documented and is one of only eight EH5 meteorites in the literature. Nearly half of all EH meteorites known were found in Antarctica by scientists (and will forever be off-limits to the collecting community).
After a little rubbing, the odor of sulfur still emanates from this partial slice. The cut and polished matrix is a homogenous deep gray embedded by metallic flakes throughout. An exterior rim of smooth black fusion crust, which resulted from the meteorite’s penetration of the atmosphere, borders three sides of this partial slice; the fourth is the cut surface. Most scientists believe the lack of oxygen in enstatite chondrites is indicative of their having formed — unlike 99% of all meteorites — near the center of the solar nebula. Now offered is a pristine partial slice of an exotic meteorite that is exceedingly difficult to obtain. 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.
97 x 119 x 6mm (3.75 x 4.66 x 0.25 in.) and 205.9 grams (0.5 lbs)
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