Lot 673
Paraguay Iron-Nickel Meteorite. A relatively new find of iron nickel meteorites in Paraguay has yielded some highly esthetic meteorite specimens. These iron-nickel meteorites are similar to Campo del Cielo and Sikhote-Alin meteorites in chemical and structural make-up. They are Group I coarse octahedrite irons. Even though the strewnfield is near Las Palmas, Paraquay, about 200 miles east of the Campo del Cielo strewnfield in Argentina, the best specimens of this much smaller find resemble the Sikhote-Alin meteorites more than the less esthetic looking Campos.
This magnificent specimen is 3.75X3X1.5 inches and weighs 580 grams. What makes it truly special is its esthetic shape filled with small regmaglypts and a 10mm burn hole as well a deep 1.5 inch crevice near the edge of one side that perfectly illustrates the force of the explosion that tore the meteorite apart during its entry in the Earth's atmosphere several thousand years ago. A spectacular museum quality meteorite.
Allow $20 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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