Lot 9
Lot 9
IMILAC PALLASITE — THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE KNOWN

Stony Iron. Pallasite (PAL) Atacama Desert, Chile

Price Realised GBP 10,625
Estimate
GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000
Closed: 21 May 2020
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IMILAC PALLASITE — THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE KNOWN

Stony Iron. Pallasite (PAL) Atacama Desert, Chile

Price Realised GBP 10,625
Closed: 21 May 2020
Price Realised GBP 10,625
Closed: 21 May 2020
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Recovered from the Atacama Desert atop the Andes, the highest desert on Earth. This complete slice is wrapped on the sides by its natural external edge. Loaded with olivine and peridot suspended in a gleaming iron-nickel matrix, this is a superior example of the most bedazzling extraterrestrial substance known. Modern cutting.
314 x 5in. (8 x 12.5cm.) on stand
80g.
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