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Lot 4414

Spectacular Meteorite Cube with Outer Space Gemstones

16 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

US$16,000 - US$25,000

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Spectacular Meteorite Cube with Outer Space Gemstones

Pallasite
Seymchan, Magadan District, Russia

Two meteorites weighing 323 kilograms were found in 1967 in Seymchan, a Magadan district in far eastern Russia. Originally, Seymchan was believed to be an iron-nickel meteorite but, recently, olivine crystals were found in parts of some of the Seymchan meteorites, identifying it as a far more rare pallasite. Pallasites literally contain gemstones from outer space, as they contain olivine crystals mixed in with the iron-nickel matrix. Weighing almost ten pounds, the present specimen has been formed into a cube and polished on all sides to display a unique inhomogenous mix of silicon, iron-nickel and olivine crystals. Seymchan is one of the most stable of all iron-nickel or pallasite meteorites because of its high concentration of iridium. Iridium is the second most dense element and the most corrosive-resistant metal known. The present example is one of the largest to have come onto the auction market. Measuring 9.8 x 9.8 centimeters; Weighs 4,470 grams

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