Lot 1452
Meteorite Rare Aubrite Stony. Aubrite stony meteorites are one of the rarest type of meteorites known with only about 10 different Aubrie meteorites known. Aubrites are a type of achondrite (lacking the spherical chondrites present in most sony meteorites). Instead, they are composed mostly of enstatite (magnesium silicate). Analyzing reflective spectra they match up with asteroid 44 Nysa, the brightest asteroid known and also a smaller near Earth asteroid 3103 Eger. This very large encut (one of the largest specimens auctioned) Al Haggounia 001 was found in 2007 near Al Haggounia, Morocco, weighs over 3 pounds and is 4.5 x 3.75 x 2.25 inches. The cut face has several shades of brown and many long darker metallic chock lines attesting to the violent impact that ejected them from their parent asteroid millions of years ago. There is even some dark fusion crust remaining from its fiery entry into the Earth's atmosphere. This is an excellent opportunity to add a rare type museum specimen meteorite to your collection at a very favorable price as Aubrites are usually sold by the gram and realize $3-$6 per gram.
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Estimated Value $575 - 800.
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