Lot n° 8
Estimation :
2200 - 2800
EUR
Seymchan pallasite meteorite. - Lot 8
Seymchan pallasite meteorite.
Slice containing olivine crystals in a matrix of metal, iron and nickel with Widmanstätten structures.
Widmanstätten structures.
Weight: 454 g. Length : 280 mm. Width : 90 mm.
Place of discovery: Russia.
Comment : The Widmanstätten structures found in meteorites correspond to very slow cooling in space, of the order of a few degrees per million years, allowing the metal to crystallize.
Prov : Brunel-Dejean de La Bâtie sale - Natural history April 9, 2018. Lot 23.
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