Lot 758
Three Different Types of Vesta Meteorites. Vesta is a very large asteroid with a diameter of over 326 miles and a gigantic deep impact crater at its South Pole. This lot includes three types of meteorites from Vesta. The first is a 26 x 25 mm slice of NWA 2126, a brecciated cumulate Eucrite, showing a mixture of surface rocks and weighing 4.9 grams. The second is a 18 x 18 mm, 3.4 grams fragment of NWA 3117, called Howardite, coming from a deeper part of the crater. The third, called a Diogenite, coming from even deeper, is a 2 x 21 mm fragment of NWA 5480 weighing 4.5 grams and showing several different colored inclusions in a light gray matrix. Estimate Value $400 - 500
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