Lot 25
Lot 25
An End-Piece from a Seymchan Meteorite

DISCOVERED IN RUSSIA, 1967; MODERN CUTTING

Price Realised USD 60,000
Estimate
USD 60,000 - USD 90,000
Closed: 25 Nov 2014
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An End-Piece from a Seymchan Meteorite

DISCOVERED IN RUSSIA, 1967; MODERN CUTTING

Price Realised USD 60,000
Closed: 25 Nov 2014
Price Realised USD 60,000
Closed: 25 Nov 2014
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An End-Piece from a Seymchan Meteorite
Discovered in Russia, 1967; modern cutting
This specimen reveals both the internal as well as external structures of a Seymchan pallasite. On the cut face, the crystalline pattern of the two nickel-iron alloys are adorned with olivine crystals suspended in the matrix.
12½ x 8 x 5in. (31 x 70.5 x 13cm.)
circa 15kg.
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