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

Name: A JEPARA PALLASITE FRAGMENT
Brand: STONY IRON. PALLASITE (PAL) JAVA, INDONESIA (6°36' S, 110°44' E)
Price: 8500.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 10,625

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USD 4,000 - USD 6,000

Closed: 10 May 2017

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A JEPARA PALLASITE FRAGMENT

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

Price Realised USD 10,625

Closed: 10 May 2017

Price Realised USD 10,625

Closed: 10 May 2017

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A JEPARA PALLASITE FRAGMENT
Stony Iron. Pallasite (PAL)
Java, Indonesia (6°36' S, 110°44' E)
Filled with gleaming olivine and peridot crystals in a range of amber to chartreuse hues. Turquoise accents embellish the reverse. The iron-nickel filigree has a muted metallic patina.

58 x 37 x 37mm. (2¼ x 1½ x 1½in.)
144.g.

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Lot Essay

Jepara is a member of the pallasite group of meteorites, widely considered to be the most beautiful extraterrestrial substances known. It was discovered as a 500kg. spheroidal mass less than four miles from a beach on the Indonesian island of Java in 2008 during an excavation project. Had the Jepara fireball had a slightly different trajectory, it would have been forever lost at sea like most meteorites. Featuring olivine and the semi-precious gem (the birthstone of August), pallasites formed at the mantle-core boundary of an asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter. Unlike most other meteorites, this specimen continuously sparkles when rotated. If this crystalline cluster were cut into a thin slice—something that should never occur—it would bear a semblance to