TRANSITIONAL SEYMCHAN END PIECE

Lot 81
06.04.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
£ 6 930
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
Commissionsee on Website%
Archive
La vente aux enchères est terminée. Vous ne pouvez plus enchérir.
Archive
ID 737570
Lot 81 | TRANSITIONAL SEYMCHAN END PIECE
Valeur estimée
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Elongated, sickle-shaped, metal-rich specimen with a river of yellow-to-green crystals of olivine.

Representing only about 0.2% of all known meteorites, pallasites are widely considered the most beautiful extraterrestrial substance known. Like all pallasitic meteorites, Seymchan originated from the mantle-core boundary of an asteroid that broke apart following a cataclysmic collision. The crystals seen here are the result of small chunks of an asteroid’s stony mantle becoming suspended in molten metal derived from the core. Cut and polished, the lustrous metallic matrix features crystals of gleaming olivine and peridot (gem-quality olivine) ranging in hues from emerald to amber. It was in the 1960s that the first masses of Seymchan were found in a streambed in Siberia. Identified as meteorites, they were named Seymchan for a nearby town. Unlike most pallasites, the dispersion of olivine crystals in Seymchan can be varied. The example now offered boasts an aesthetic array of olivine and its gem-quality counterpart, peridot, the birthstone of August.

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.
370 mm x 170 mm x 20 mm (141/2 x 62/3 x 3/4 in.)
2.5kg.
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
Aperçu
23.03.2022 – 06.04.2022
Téléphone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
E-mail
Commission see on Website
Conditions d'utilisationConditions d'utilisation

Termes connexes