Lot 30
Lot 30
LARGE PARTIAL SLICE OF ESQUEL PALLASITE — EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMS

Pallasite – PALChubut, Argentina

Price Realised USD 25,000
Estimate
USD 25,000 - USD 35,000
Closed: 14 Feb 2018
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LARGE PARTIAL SLICE OF ESQUEL PALLASITE — EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMS

Pallasite – PALChubut, Argentina

Price Realised USD 25,000
Closed: 14 Feb 2018
Price Realised USD 25,000
Closed: 14 Feb 2018
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One long curve of the meteorite’s exterior surface along with two cut edges delimit this partial slice. Crystals of olivine and peridot richly abound and appear suspended in the metallic matrix. One side of the specimen reveals the natural crystalline habit of the two iron-nickel alloys comprising the matrix—a signature pattern that is diagnostic in the identification of a meteorite—the opposite side has been polished to a mirror finish. Modern cutting.
260 x 238 x 5mm. (10¼ x 9⅓ x ¼in.)

967.9g. (2.13lbs)
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