PARTIAL SLICE OF IMILAC METEORITE WITH PERIDOT
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PARTIAL SLICE OF IMILAC METEORITE WITH PERIDOT

Stony Iron, Pallasite (PAL)Atacama Desert, Chile (24°12' S, 68° 48' W)

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PARTIAL SLICE OF IMILAC METEORITE WITH PERIDOT

Stony Iron, Pallasite (PAL)
Atacama Desert, Chile (24°12' S, 68° 48' W)
Modern cutting. Accompanied by a pedestal with a groove that is customized for this finished partial slice from which it can be easily removed.
138 x 79 x 2 mm (5½ x 3 x 1/8 in.)
108g
Provenance
Natural History Museum, London
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Lot Essay

Similar to the previous lot. Recovered from the Atacama Desert atop the Andes, the highest elevated desert on Earth. This specimen and the next originate from the single largest Imilac meteorite known to exist — the 198 kg main mass — that has been on exhibit for decades at the Natural History Museum in London (formerly the British Museum of Natural History).

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