- Auction
18513
Deep Impact: Lunar and Rare Meteorites
12 August 2020 - 25 August 2020, New York
SALE TOTAL: 415,125 (USD)
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39 Lots for Sale 18513
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Lot 1 IMILAC — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MINGLING OF THE MANTLE AND... Stony Iron. Pallasite (PAL) Atacama Desert, Chile 73 x 53 x 2mm (2.75 x 2 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $4,000 |
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Lot 2 DRONINO METEORITE — EXOTICA FROM OUTER SPACE Iron, ataxite (ungrouped) Ryazan district, 101 x 153 x 47mm (4 x 6 x 1.75 in.) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $6,875 |
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Lot 3 COMPLETE SLICE OF THE SAINT AUBIN IRON — THE CHAMPAGNE OF METEORITES... Iron — IIIAB Champagne-Ardenne, France 84 x 101 x 3mm (3.33 x 4 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $1,000 - $1,500 price realized $2,750 |
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Lot 4 SIKHOTE ALIN METEORITE — AESTHETIC EXAMPLE FROM A TERRIFYING... Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB Maritime Territory, 59 x 57 x 28mm (2.33 x 2.25 x 1 in.) |
estimate $500 - $1,000 price realized $3,250 |
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Lot 5 TWO STONE METEORITE SPHERES Chondrites, L3-6 The Sahara Desert 41mm (1.25 in.) and 40mm (1.25 in.) diameters |
estimate $600 - $900 price realized $1,375 |
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Lot 6 GIBEON METEORITE — MINIMALIST FORM FROM OUTER SPACE Iron, Group IVA, fine octahedrite Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia 140 x 73 x 77mm (5.5 x 2.75 x 3 in.) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $7,500 |
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Lot 7 EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMS IN A LARGE PARTIAL SLICE OF ESQUEL PALLASITE — THE... Pallasite – PAL Chubut, Argentina 163 x 207 x 3mm (6.33 x 8 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $15,000 - $25,000 price realized $37,500 |
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Lot 8 COMPLETE SLICE OF THE OLDEST METEORITE ON EARTH — LAKE MURRAY... Iron Group IIAB Lake Murray, Oklahoma 34°6'N, 158 x 321 x 5mm (6.25 x 12.66 x 0.2 in.) |
estimate $25,000 - $35,000 price realized $40,000 |
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Lot 9 GAN GAN — COMPLETE SLICE OF AN IRON METEORITE Fine Octahedrite Group IVA Gan Gan, Argentina 162 x 241 x 4mm (6.33 x 9.5 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $11,250 |
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Lot 10 EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRYSTAL BALL — CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE... Iron coarse octahedrite– IAB-MG Gran Chaco, Argentina (27°28' S, 54mm (2 in.) diameter |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $6,250 |
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Lot 11 AESTHETIC EXAMPLE FROM LARGEST METEORITE SHOWER SINCE THE... Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB Maritime Territory, 81 x 114 x 77mm (3.2 x 4.5 x 3 in.) |
estimate $15,000 - $25,000 price realized $13,750 |
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Lot 12 NWA 12691 — RARE LUNAR SPHERE Moon Rock – Lunar Feldspathic Breccia Sahara Desert, North 31mm (1.25 in.) diameter |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $17,500 |
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Lot 14 EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMSTONES IN MATRIX — A COMPLETE SLICE OF A... Pallasite – PMG Magadan District, Siberia, Russia (62°54’ N, 228 x 131 x 3mm (9 x 5 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 price realized $10,000 |
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Lot 15 DRONINO METEORITE — ORIGINATING FROM THE ASTEROID BELT Iron, ataxite (ungrouped) Ryazan district, 207 x 171 x 65mm (8 x 6.75 x 2.5 in.) |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $11,875 |
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Lot 16 ALLENDE METEORITE COMPLETE SLICE — FEATURING SOME OF THE... Carbonaceous – CV3 Chihuahua, Mexico (26°58' N, 105°19' W) 144 x 123 x 3mm (5.66 x 4.75 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $2,000 |
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Lot 18 GIBEON METEORITE CRYSTALLINE FRAGMENT — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR... Iron, Group IVA, fine octahedrite Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia 122 x 87 x 53mm (4.75 x 3.5 x 2 in.) |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $4,750 |
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Lot 19 MURCHISON — 7 BILLION YEAR OLD STARDUST CM2 Victoria, Australia (36°37' 55 x 51 x 33mm (2 x 2 x 1.33 in.) |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $30,000 |
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Lot 21 AN ELONGATED ADMIRE METEORITE NODULE WITH EXTRATERRESTRIAL GEMSTONES PAL – Pallasite Admire, Lyon County, Kansas (38°42' N, 96°6' 83 x 23 x 28mm (3.25 x 1 x 1 in.) |
estimate $1,800 - $2,500 price realized $11,875 |
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Lot 23 COMPLETE PLAINVIEW METEORITE WITH H.H. NININGER PROVENANCE H5 Hale County, Texas 149 x 99 x 59mm (5.75 x 4 x 2.33 in.) |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 price realized $7,500 |
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Lot 24 CANYON DIABLO — FROM THE BEST PRESERVED METEORITE CRATER ON... Iron, coarse octahedrite Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona 127 x 97 x 139mm (5 x 3.75 x 5.5 in.) |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 price realized $10,000 |
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Lot 25 FIST-SIZED CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG Gran Chaco, Argentina 79 x 116 x 74mm (3 x 4.5 x 3 in.) |
estimate $600 - $1,000 price realized $6,250 |
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Lot 26 EXTRATERRESTRIAL PERIDOT IN COMPLETE SLICE OF AN IMILAC PALLASITE Stony Iron. Pallasite (PAL) Atacama Desert, Chile (24°12' S, 141 x 89 x 2mm (5.5 x 3.5 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $8,750 |
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Lot 27 NWA 13260 — A MASSIVE STONE METEORITE WITH NATURAL... H6 Sahara Desert 239 x 311 x 218mm (9.5 x 12.25 x 8.5 in.) |
estimate $25,000 - $35,000 price realized $20,000 |
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Lot 29 COMPLETE SLICE OF THE TIMBUKTU METEORITE Mesosiderite — B4 Timbuktu, Mali (16°47’23”N, 3°0’15” W) 109 x 83 x 3mm (4.25 x 3.25 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $1,500 - $2,500 price realized $1,750 |
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Lot 30 NWA 12691 — PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOON Moon Rock — Lunar Feldspathic Breccia Sahara Desert, Northwest 123 x 109 x 4mm (4.75 x 4.25 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $15,000 |
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Lot 31 IMPACTITE — WHEN ASTEROIDS AND EARTH COLLIDE Zhamanshin Crater, Kazakhstan 149 x 129 x 13mm ( 5.75 x 5 x 0.1 in) |
estimate $300 - $500 price realized $1,125 |
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Lot 32 BICOLITE TEKTITES — WHEN HEAVEN AND EARTH COLLIDE Impact Glass Bicol Province, Philippines 60 x 61 x 51mm (2.5 x 2.5 x 2 in.) |
estimate $1,000 - $1,500 price realized $875 |
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Lot 33 MICROSCOPIC DIAMONDS FROM OUTER SPACE IN UREILITE END PIECE —... Ureilite Al Wusta, Jiddat al Harasis, Oman 65 x 43 x 44mm (2.5 x 1.66 x 1.75 in.) |
estimate $1,000 - $2,000 price realized $1,875 |
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Lot 34 MASSIVE SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE — NATURAL SCULPTURE... Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB Maritime Territory, Siberia, Russia (46°9' N, 152 x 252 x 129mm (6 x 10 x 5 in.) |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 price realized $17,500 |
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Lot 35 LIBYAN DESERT GLASS WITH UNCOMMON FLUTING Impact Glass The Egyptian Sahara Desert 44 x 91 x 34mm (1.75 x 3.5 x 1.33 in.) |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $2,125 |
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Lot 36 LUNAR PENDANT — THE MOON ENCOMPASSED WITH EXTRATERRESTRIAL... The Moon — lunar feldspathic breccia Sahara Desert, North West The pendant: 45 x 6mm The lunar sample: 35 x 1.8mm and 4.82g 71 pallasitic (extraterrestrial) olivines: 1.79mm (each) in diameter and 1.47 carats |
estimate $25,000 - $35,000 price realized $25,000 |
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Lot 37 MOLDAVITE — WHEN EARTH AND ASTEROID COLLIDE AND CREATE GLASS... Moldau River Valley, Czech Republic 47 x 29 x 12mm (2 x 1 x 0.5 in.) |
estimate $2,500 - $3,500 price realized $3,000 |
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Lot 38 EVOKING THE SCULPTURE OF KEN PRICE — THE EXOTIC METEORITE... Chondrite – L4 Sahara Desert, North West Africa 110 x 237 x 188mm (4.33 x 9.33 x 7.4 in.) |
estimate $40,000 - $60,000 price realized $37,500 |
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Lot 39 MOLDAVITE — WHEN EARTH AND ASTEROID COLLIDE AND CREATE GLASS... Moldau River Valley, Czech Republic 73 x 13 x 15mm (2.75 x 0.5 x 0.5 in.) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $4,750 |
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Lot 41 ONE OF EARTH'S MORE RECENT ARRIVALS — A COMPLETE SLICE OF... Oyo, Nigeria (8°16’55.83N, 3°34’1.72E) Chondrite / L3.6 164 x 176 x 2.5mm (6.5 x 7 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $1,000 - $1,500 price realized $1,250 |
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Lot 43 SEYMCHAN PALLISITIC IRON METEORITE CUBES — CRYSTALLINE... Pallasite – PMG Magadan District, Russia (62°54’ N, 152°26’ 32 x 32 x 32mm & 30 x 30 x 30mm |
estimate $1,500 - $2,000 price realized $9,375 |
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Lot 44 NWA 2965 — A FOSSIL METEORITE — AN EVOCATIVE... Enstatite chondrite impact melt Sahara Desert of Morocco and 269 x 168 x 99mm (10.66 x 6.66 x 4 in.) |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $8,125 |
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Lot 45 TISHOMINGO — COMPLETE SLICE OF A SINGULAR METEORITE Iron, anomalous (ataxite) Tishomingo, Oklahoma 229 x 219 x 3mm (9 x 8.66 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $8,750 |
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Lot 46 END PIECE OF DHOFAR 2066 — AN UNGROUPED CARBONACEOUS... Zufar, Oman 31 x 29 x 3mm (1.25 x 1 x 0.1 in.) |
estimate $1,000 - $1,500 price realized $2,125 |
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