Lot 752
Main Mass of an Important Carbonaceous Meteorite. The NWA 5546 a CV3 carbonaceous meteorite, containing such organic compounds as amino acids, was found in the Sahara desert of Morocco in 2009. It consisted of 30 mostly small fragments weighing only 3.8 kg in total. This end cut, measuring 4 x 1½ x 1" and weighing 248 grams, comprises the main mass, meaning that it is the heaviest specimen known from this fall. It is chocolate brown in color with nearly 100% of its original fusion crust and is cut and polished on one side. The brown polished side shows many visible chondrites as well as several white Calcium Aluminum inclusions (CAIs) -- real "star dust" from the gases of the Super Novae that preceded the formation of our Solar System. Estimate Value $600 - 900
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