Lot 1686
Meteorite Jewelry Necklace. Made from the stony meteorite NWA 869, this 22.5 inch long necklace is made with irregular sections of the stony meteorite with eight .25 inch diameter sterling silver Bali style beads plus one oval sterling silver Bali bead with a 2.75 inch sterling silver extension chain. At 3.57 billion years old, these meteorite beads are older than any rocks or gemstones on Earth and have small pieces of chondrites in the medium brown matrix that authenticate them as being from a meteorite, since no rocks on Earth today have chondrites in them. The chondrites that were present when the Earth formed have been lost to volcanic activity over the last 3.57 billion years. The beads are magnetic because even stony meteorites have up to 20% iron flakes in them. Most meteorites are too rare and valuable to make jewelry out of, but fortunately, enough of North West Africa 869 was found in the Sahara desert to make such a rare and unique gift available. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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Estimated Value $400 - 550.
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