Lot 28
Lot 28
A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE PALLASITE

PALLASITE — PMG LYON COUNTY, KANSAS (40°N, 89°W)

Price Realised USD 8,750
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
Closed: 10 May 2017
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A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE PALLASITE

PALLASITE — PMG LYON COUNTY, KANSAS (40°N, 89°W)

Price Realised USD 8,750
Closed: 10 May 2017
Price Realised USD 8,750
Closed: 10 May 2017
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A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE PALLASITE
Pallasite — PMG
Lyon County, Kansas (40°N, 89°W)

Resplendent extraterrestrial crystals of olivine and peridot are suspended in an iron-nickel matrix in this cut and polished complete slice. The parent asteroid from which this material originated was torn apart 100 million years ago. Modern cutting.
194 x 169 x 3mm. (7⅔ x 6⅔ x ⅛in.)
244.3g.

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