Lot 1444
American Pallasite Brenham Meteorite. The Brenham pallasite fell to Earth some 1,000-2,000 years ago in Kiowa County near Haviland, Kansas. It is the most famous of all American pallasites and was perhaps the largest fall of a pallasite in recorded history with over 6 tons of recovered meteorites. Although the local Indians knew of this meteorite, it was not officially discovered until 1882. This large 4 x 3.5 inch, 242 gram section has many olivine crystals, including one large crystal that is translucent and has been cut, polished, and etched on both sides to reveal its beautiful Widmanstatten pattern. The pattern consists of two different alloys of nickel, Taenite and Kamacite, and has fine narrow bands which are distinctive in identifying this meteorite from other iron-nickel and pallasites. This beautiful and quite large section also possesses its original fusion crust on three of its sides and comes in an 8.25 x 6.25 inch Riker mount.
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Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,400.
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| Realized $949 |
