Lot 33
Lot 33
COMPLETE SLICE OF THE TIMBUKTU METEORITE

Mesosiderite — B4 Timbuktu, Mali (16°47’23”N, 3°0’15” W)

Price Realised USD 3,250
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
Closed: 14 Feb 2018
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COMPLETE SLICE OF THE TIMBUKTU METEORITE

Mesosiderite — B4 Timbuktu, Mali (16°47’23”N, 3°0’15” W)

Price Realised USD 3,250
Closed: 14 Feb 2018
Price Realised USD 3,250
Closed: 14 Feb 2018
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The meteorite’s external surface delimits this softly triangular complete slice. The cut and polished face reveals a mixture of segregated russet-bronze silicates, iron-nickel flakes & nodules and centimeter-sized yellow-green pyroxene aggregates along with two notable nodules for iron-nickel. There is minimal brecciation. Modern cutting.
107 x 154 x 4mm. (4¼ x 6 x ⅛in.)

145.9g. (⅓lbs)
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