Lot 360
Meteorite Sikhote-Alin With Regmaglypts. This good sized, 3.7 x 3 x .6 inch, 426 gram (nearly one pound), Sikhote-Alin iron nickel meteorite is the rarer of the two types possessing regmaglypts, small crater-like impressions that formed by ablation of Troilite when the meteorite was streaking through the sky at high temperature. The large meteorite body broke up twice during its fall to earth with only the higher breakup creating the meteorites with the regmaglypts, the lower breakup creating the shrapnel type meteorites. The shape of this meteorite is special with various sized regmaglypts and two "horns" on top and well worth a generous premium. Having fallen on Feb. 12, 1947 in Siberia, Sikhote-Alin iron-nickel meteorites are the best preserved of all known iron-nickel meteorites. It is quite rare to find such a large esthetic specimen as the meteorite field has been well searched with only small specimens still being found.
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Estimated Value $900 - 1,200.
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