Lot 760
Meteorite Sikhote-Alin with Flow Lines. 2½ x 2½ x 2" 320 gram Sikhote-Alin Iron-Nickel meteorite is a rare example of an interesting shrapnel type Sikhote-Alin meteorite with many crevices, surface scrapes and fresh fusion crust covered with delicate flow lines and globs of metal similar to a melted candle features of the huge explosion that took place in 1947 high above the Sikhote-Alin mountains of Siberia. The delicate flow lines that naturally occurred when the meteorite passed through the earth's atmosphere are only found on pristine iron-nickel meteorites such as this museum quality Sikhote-Alin. Includes stand. Estimate Value $600 - 700
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