Lot #1875 Stony Meteorite With Fusion Crust

Description:

Stony Meteorite With Fusion Crust. This ordinary chondrite stony meteorite with more than 50 per cent fusion crust was found by nomadic Berbers in the sands of the Sahara Desert of Morocco. Ordinary chondrites consist of round silicate grains that formed at the very beginning of the solar system 4.55 billion years ago from molten globs of accreted material that stuck together to form the asteroid from which this meteorite was blasted off when two asteroids collided. All stony meteorites contain iron and are designated as either low or high iron. This 387 gram 3% X 3 X 1 inch is an excellent example of a stony meteorite with excellent fusion crust and some breaks in the fusion crust that show the interior of the meteorite with some desert weathering from being buried in the sand. Estimated Value $300 - 400

Categories: Rocks/Minerals