Lot 43
Lot 43
IMILAC PALLASITE, PMG

Atacama Desert, Atacama, Chile

Price Realised GBP 2,772
Estimate
GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
Closed: 24 May 2023
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IMILAC PALLASITE, PMG

Atacama Desert, Atacama, Chile

Price Realised GBP 2,772
Closed: 24 May 2023
Price Realised GBP 2,772
Closed: 24 May 2023
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This is a complete slice of a meteorite, found in 1822 in the Atacama Desert, Chile, with extraterrestrial gemstones of highly translucent peridot in a metallic matrix. Modern cutting, supported in custom stand.

318 x 318 x 18in. (8 x 8 x 0.2cm.)
with stand: 438in. (11cm.) high
45g.
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James HyslopHead of Department, Science & Natural History
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