Lot 30

A COMPLETE SLICE OF DAR EL KAHAL METEORITE

H5-6 GAO, MALI (22°5’ N, 2°32’ W)

Price Realised USD 2,125

Estimate

USD 1,000 - USD 2,000

Closed: 10 May 2017

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A COMPLETE SLICE OF DAR EL KAHAL METEORITE

H5-6 GAO, MALI (22°5’ N, 2°32’ W)

Price Realised USD 2,125

Closed: 10 May 2017

Price Realised USD 2,125

Closed: 10 May 2017

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A COMPLETE SLICE OF DAR EL KAHAL METEORITE
H5-6
Gao, Mali (22°5’ N, 2°32’ W)
This complete slice is embued with variegated matrix whose hues range from walnut to cinnamon. A veritable galaxy of iron-nickel flecks, a signature feature of many stone meteorites are displayed to outstanding effect. Modern cutting.

228 x 117 x 3mm. (9 x 4⅔ x ⅛in.)
300g.

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Lot Essay

After having fallen to Earth hundreds of years earlier, the first specimen of Dar el Kahal was found in 2012 by a nomad searching for artifacts near the salt mines of northern Mali. Following its recovery a systematic search ensued. Dar El Kahal is a (a rock composed of smaller fragments fused together). It is comprised of very metamorphosed, highly recrystallized type-6 chondritic material and somewhat less-metamorphosed, moderately recrystallized type-5 fragments. The rock was shattered, shocked and heated on its parent asteroid long before it was launched on its journey toward Earth. The variations of tonality now seen are in part due to this being a breccia and also as a result of the meteorite remaining on the desert floor exposed to the elements for centuries.

A MASSIVE TRANSITIONAL SEYMCHAN END PIECE

PALLASITE – PMG MAGADAN DISTRICT, RUSSIA (62°54’ N, 152°26’ E)

EstimateUSD 20,000 - USD 30,000

Closed

Lot 35

A COMPLETE SLICE OF THE ZAGORA METEORITE

IRON, IAB WITH SILICATE INCLUSIONS ZAGORA, OUARZAZATE, MOROCCO (30°22’ N, 5° 51’ W)

EstimateUSD 1,500 - USD 2,500

Closed

Lot 37

A JEPARA PALLASITE FRAGMENT

STONY IRON. PALLASITE (PAL) JAVA, INDONESIA (6°36' S, 110°44' E)

EstimateUSD 4,000 - USD 6,000

Closed

Lot 40

SIX NOTEBOOKS ON METEORITES

JAMES, R GREGORY AND OTHERS

EstimateUSD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed

Lot 41

A LARGE SPECIMEN OF ALLENDE

CARBONACEOUS – CV3 CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (26°58' N, 105°19' W)

EstimateUSD 20,000 - USD 30,000

Closed

Lot 42

A GROUP OF METEORITE CATALOGUES AND OFFPRINTS

HENRY WARD AND OTHERS, CIRCA 1900

EstimateUSD 800 - USD 1,200

Closed

Lot 1

AN AESTHETIC GIBEON METEORITE

IRON, FINE OCTAHEDRITE GIBEON, GREAT NAMA LAND, NAMIBIA

EstimateUSD 4,000 - USD 6,000

Closed

Lot 2

A COMPLETE SLICE OF IMILAC METEORITE

STONY IRON. PALLASITE (PAL) ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE (24°12' S, 68°48' W)

EstimateUSD 1,800 - USD 2,500

Closed

Lot 3

A SCULPTURAL SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE

IRON, COARSEST OCTAHEDRITE – IIAB MARITIME TERRITORY, SIBERIA, RUSSIA (46°9' N, 134°39' E)

EstimateUSD 2,000 - USD 4,000

Closed

Lot 4

A SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH NATURALLY-FORMED HOLE

IRON, COARSEST OCTAHEDRITE – IIAB MARITIME TERRITORY, SIBERIA, RUSSIA

EstimateUSD 2,500 - USD 3,500

Closed

Lot 5

A SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH FUSION CRUST AND HOLE

IRON, COARSEST OCTAHEDRITE – IIAB MARITIME TERRITORY, SIBERIA, RUSSIA (46°9' N, 134°39' E)

EstimateUSD 2,500 - USD 3,500

Closed

Lot 6

A SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE CUT TO REVEAL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR

IRON, COARSEST OCTAHEDRITE – IIAB MARITIME TERRITORY, SIBERIA, RUSSIA (46°9' N, 134°39' E)

EstimateUSD 2,500 - USD 3,500

Closed

Lot 8

A MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE CUBE

IRON, FINE OCTAHEDRITE KIRUNA, SWEDEN (67°48’ N, 23°6’ E)

EstimateUSD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed

Lot 9

A LARGE GIBEON METEORITE SLICE

IRON, FINE OCTAHEDRITE GIBEON, GREAT NAMA LAND, NAMIBIA

EstimateUSD 6,000 - USD 9,000

Closed

Lot 10

A DRONINO METEORITE WITH CUT EDGE

IRON, ATAXITE (UNGROUPED) RYAZAN DISTRICT, RUSSIA (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E)

EstimateUSD 2,000 - USD 3,000

Closed

Lot 11

A SEYMCHAN METEORITE SPHERE

PALLASITE – PMG MAGADAN DISTRICT, RUSSIA (62°54’ N, 152°26’ E)

EstimateUSD 12,000 - USD 18,000

Closed

Lot 12

AN ORIENTED IRON METEORITE

CLASSIFICATION UNKNOWN THE SAHARA DESERT

EstimateUSD 4,000 - USD 6,000

Closed

Lot 13

A STONE METEORITE

CLASSIFICATION UNKNOWN THE SAHARA DESERT

EstimateUSD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed

Lot 14

A CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE

IRON, COARSE OCTAHEDRITE – IAB-MG GRAN CHACO, ARGENTINA (27°28'S, 60°35'W)

EstimateUSD 1,000 - USD 2,000

Closed

Lot 15

AN HISTORIC NININGER RECOVERY OF COMPLETE CANYON DIABLO

IRON — COARSE OCTAHEDRITE IAB-MG METEOR CRATER, COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA (35°3' N, 111°2' W)

EstimateUSD 7,000 - USD 10,000

Closed

Lot 16

THE ORIENTED, PRIMITIVE CHONDRITE NWA 11014

L3 SAHARA DESERT, NORTH WEST AFRICA

EstimateUSD 5,000 - USD 8,000

Closed

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