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Aesthetic Sikhote-Alin with Regmaglypts
7 December 2021, 10:00 PST
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Aesthetic Sikhote-Alin with Regmaglypts
Iron-Nickel
Sikhote-Alin, Siberia, Russia
Regmaglypts of varying sizes distinguish this sizeable Sikhote-Alin specimen. These meteorites are becoming increasingly rare as the meteorite field in Siberia has been well searched. The small crater-like impressions seen in the present specimen was produced by ablation of troilite (iron sulfide) when the meteorite streaked through the sky at high temperatures. The large meteorite body broke up twice during its fall to Earth with only the higher breakup creating the meteorites with the regmaglypts, the lower breakup creating the shrapnel type meteorites. Weighing approximately 402.8 grams and measuring 3 1/4 x 1 ½ x 11/2in
Sikhote-Alin, Siberia, Russia
Regmaglypts of varying sizes distinguish this sizeable Sikhote-Alin specimen. These meteorites are becoming increasingly rare as the meteorite field in Siberia has been well searched. The small crater-like impressions seen in the present specimen was produced by ablation of troilite (iron sulfide) when the meteorite streaked through the sky at high temperatures. The large meteorite body broke up twice during its fall to Earth with only the higher breakup creating the meteorites with the regmaglypts, the lower breakup creating the shrapnel type meteorites. Weighing approximately 402.8 grams and measuring 3 1/4 x 1 ½ x 11/2in

