Lot 868
Seven Pound Stony Meteorite End Cut With a Polished Face. Most stony meteorites are small (less than 1 pound) because the larger stony meteorites usually break apart or explode before they make contact with the earth. This huge 8 x7 x 2¾ inch 7 pound stony meteorite end cut is one of the exceptions. It is designated as an unclassified NWA (North West Africa) stony meteorite and was found by nomadic Berbers in the sands of the Sahara desert of Morocco. It is an ordinary chondrite which means that it consists of round silicate grains that formed at the very beginning of the solar system 4.55 billion years ago. This stony meteorite is a medium brown in color with a 5¾ x 2¾ inch polished end cut revealing some medium and dark brown irregular shaped chondrites and flecks of iron-nickel,which makes it magnetic. Large stony meteorites are hard to come by as most of the larger meteorites found have been cut up for slices. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
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