- Auction
20593
Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites
9 February 2022 - 23 February 2022, New York
SALE TOTAL: 1,209,222 (USD)
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66 Lots for Sale 20593
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Lot 1 WINCHCOMBE METEORITE — THE LEFTOVER INGREDIENTS OF THE RECIPE... Carbonaceous chondrite – CM2; Winchcombe, England (51.945°N, 17 x 16 x 9mm (0.66 x 0.66 x 0.33 in.) and 1.737g (8.5 carats) |
estimate $5,000 - $8,000 price realized $12,600 |
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Lot 2 NWA 12691 — A POCKETSIZE PIECE OF THE MOON, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR... The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara 33 x 65 x 11mm (1.25 x 2.5 x 0.5 in.) and 32.93 grams |
estimate $5,000 - $8,000 price realized $12,600 |
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Lot 3 THE HEART OF CAMPO DEL CIELO Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina 59 x 61 x 37mm (2.33 x 2.5 x 1.5 in.) and 289.8g (0.66 lbs) |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $6,930 |
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Lot 4 THE AGUAS ZARCAS DOGHOUSE Carbonaceous Chondrite – CM2; Alajuela, Costa Doghouse dimensions: 146 x 134 x 131cm (4.75 x 4.5 x 4.33 ft.) Platform dimensions: 10 x 183 x 216cm (0.33 x 6 x 7 ft.) |
estimate $200,000 - $300,000 price realized $44,100 |
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Lot 5 VALERA METEORITE — THE ONLY DOCUMENTED DEATH BY METEORITE Chondrite – L5; Trujillo, Venezuela (9°19' N, 70°37' 75 x 44 x 32mm (3 x 1.75 x 1.25 in.) and 160.5g (0.33 lbs) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $5,040 |
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Lot 6 IMILAC — MANTLE-CORE BOUNDARY OF AN ASTEROID REVEALED Stony Iron – Pallasite (PMG); Atacama Desert, Chile 228 x 171 x 3mm (9 x 6.75 x 0.1 in.) and 401.7g (0.75 lbs) |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 price realized $27,720 |
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Lot 7 CHASSIGNY FRAGMENT FROM MARS — THE HOLY GRAIL OF MARTIAN... Mars – Chassignite (SNC); Chassigny, France 5 x 9 x 6mm (0.2 x 0.3 x 0.2 in.) and 0.791g (4 carats) |
estimate $5,500 - $7,500 price realized $16,380 |
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Lot 8 AGUAS ZARCAS CM2 METEORITE — INTO THE DOGHOUSE Carbonaceous chondrite – CM2; Alajuela, Costa Rica (10°23’29.03N, 79 x 79 x 39mm (3 x 3 x 1.5 in.) and 178.7g (0.33 lbs) |
estimate $40,000 - $60,000 price realized $21,420 |
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Lot 9 ADMIRE METEORITE NODULE Pallasite – PMG; Admire, Lyon County, Kansas (38°42' N, 96°6' W) 49 x 41 x 19mm (2 x 1.66 x 0.75 in.) and 61.9 grams |
estimate $1,500 - $2,500 price realized $10,080 |
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Lot 10 SIKHOTE ALIN — MATCHLESS SLICE FROM MASSIVE METEORITE SHOWER Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB; Maritime Territory, 129 x 107 x 3mm (5 x 4.25 x 0.1 in.) and 238.4g (0.5 lbs) |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $4,788 |
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Lot 11 GIBEON METEORITE SPHERE — EXOTIC CRYSTAL BALL FROM OUTER... Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA Gibeon; Great Nama Land, Namibia 59mm (2.33 in.) in diameter and 811.9g (1.75 lbs) |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $18,900 |
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Lot 12 CAMPO DEL CIELO — NATURAL SCULPTURE FROM THE ASTEROID BELT Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina 141 x 197 x 90mm (5.5 x 7.5 x 3.5 in.) and 7.111 kg (15.66 lbs) |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $8,820 |
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Lot 13 CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE — COMPLETE SLICE Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina 141 x 131 x 3mm (5.5 x 5 x 0.1 in.) and 304.8g (0.66 lbs) |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $3,528 |
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Lot 14 NWA 12691 — RARE LUNAR SPHERE The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, 42mm (1.66 in.) in diameter and 109.8g (0.25 lbs) |
estimate $18,000 - $25,000 price realized $69,300 |
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Lot 15 FUKANG — CUT AND POLISHED END PIECE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL... Pallasite – PMG; Fukang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 127 x 112 x 74mm (5 x 4.5 x 3 in.) and 1.870 kg (4 lbs) |
estimate $50,000 - $80,000 price realized $60,480 |
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Lot 16 MATCHLESS STONE METEORITE — AN ARTIFACT OF EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM... Chondrite – H5; The Sahara Desert 228 x 273 x 119mm (9 x 10.75 x 4.66 in.) and 8.974 kg (19.75 lbs) Please note: on 12-February 2022 the Meteoritical Society named this meteorite North West Africa (NWA) 14629 and confirmed it is an H5 chondrite. |
estimate $50,000 - $80,000 price realized $37,800 |
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Lot 17 GHUBARA METEORITE — NATURALLY ABSTRACT XENOLITHIC FORM Chondrite – L5; Jiddat al Harasis, Oman 191 x 214 x 88mm (7.5 x 8.5 x 3.5 in.) and 3,356.9g (7.33 lbs) |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $10,080 |
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Lot 18 NWA 12767 — COMPLETE SLICE OF A SINGULAR METEORITE FROM A PREVIOUSLY... Iron, (ungrouped) – UNGR; Sahara Desert, Mali 69 x 129 x 3mm (2.75 x 5 x 0.1 in.) and 153.6g (0.33 lbs) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $4,410 |
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Lot 19 CANYON DIABLO METEORITE — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REVEALED IN... Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB; Meteor Crater, Coconino County, 77 x 108 x 29mm (3 x 4.25 x 1 in.) and 494.7g (1 lb) |
estimate $1,200 - $1,800 price realized $3,780 |
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Lot 20 NWA 5000 — A COMPLETE SLICE OF THE MOON Moon Rock — lunar feldspathic breccia; Morocco 193 x 178 x 6mm (7.75 x 7 x 0.25 in.) and 406g |
estimate $200,000 - $300,000 price realized $189,000 |
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Lot 21 SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH NATURALLY-FORMED HOLE Iron, coarsest octahedrite – IIAB; Maritime Territory, 32 x 49 x 12mm (1.25 x 2 x 0.5 in.) and 55.6 grams |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $5,292 |
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Lot 22 CAMPO DEL CIELO — SILICATED IRON END PIECE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR... Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina 153 x 168 x 51mm (6 x 6.66 x 2 in.) and 2.173 kg (4.75 lbs). |
estimate $4,500 - $7,000 price realized $10,080 |
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Lot 23 ALLENDE COMPLETE SLICE — OLDEST MATTER HUMANKIND CAN TOUCH Carbonaceous chondrite – CV3; Chihuahua, Mexico (26°58' N, 88 x 81 x 3mm (3.5 x 3 x 0.1 in.) and 34.43 grams |
estimate $600 - $900 price realized $6,048 |
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Lot 24 SEYMCHAN METEORITE CUBE Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia ( 62°54’ N, 152°26’ E) 47mm (1.75 in) and 761.2g (1.66 lbs) |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $11,970 |
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Lot 25 THE QUINTESSENCE OF A SUPERIOR GIBEON IRON METEORITE Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA Gibeon; Great Nama Land, Namibia 317 x 211 x 195mm (12.5 x 8.33 x 7.66 in.) and 37.28 kg (82 lbs) |
estimate $50,000 - $80,000 price realized $44,100 |
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Lot 26 ORIENTED MURCHISON METEORITE — 7-BILLION YEAR OLD STARDUST Carbonaceous chondrite – CM2; Victoria, Australia 39 x 28 x 23mm (1.5 x 1 x 1 in.) and 41.18g (205 carats) |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 price realized $23,940 |
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Lot 27 EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRYSTAL BALL — SEYMCHAN METEORITE SPHERE Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia ( 62°54’ N, 152°26’ E) 39mm (1.5 in.) in diameter and 147.3g (0.33 lbs) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $13,860 |
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Lot 28 ABSTRACT SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE — DRONINO METEORITE Ataxite – Iron UNGR; Ryazan District, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E) 191 x 211 x 79mm (7.5 x 8.33 x 3 in.) and 7.60 kg (16.75 lbs) |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $18,900 |
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Lot 29 MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE MASK Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Kiruna, Sweden (67°48’ N, 23°6’ 66 x 169 x 2mm (2.66 x 6.75 x 0.1 in.) 125.2g (0.25 lbs) |
estimate $1,500 - $2,500 price realized $4,410 |
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Lot 30 LARGE EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRYSTAL BALL — SEYMCHAN METEORITE SPHERE Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia ( 62°54’ N, 152°26’ E) 109mm (4.25 in.) in diameter and 3.203 kg (7 lbs) |
estimate $60,000 - $90,000 price realized $44,100 |
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Lot 31 COLD BOKKEVELD — RARE 19TH CENTURY CM2 WITNESSED... Carbonaceous chondrite – CM2; Cape Province, South Africa (33°8’ S, 15 x 19 x 12mm (0.5 x 0.75 x 0.5 in.) and 3.271g (16.5 carats) |
estimate $2,200 - $2,800 price realized $2,520 |
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Lot 32 SEYMCHAN METEORITE CUBE Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia ( 62°54’ N, 152°26’ E) 57mm (2.25 in) and 1.456 kg (3.25 lbs) |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $11,340 |
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Lot 33 THE CUMBERLAND FALLS AUBRITE — A RARE METEORITE CONTAINING OTHER... Achondrite, aubrite – AUB; Whitley County, Kentucky (36° 50' N, 84° 61 x 46 x 2mm (2.5 x 1.75 x 0.1 in.) and 11.82 grams |
estimate $1,500 - $2,000 price realized $3,780 |
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Lot 34 SPACE GEMS IN NATURAL IRON MATRIX FEATURED IN A COMPLETE SLICE OF A... Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia (62°54’ N, 152°26’ 228 x 207 x 2mm (9 x 8 x 0.1 in.) and 477.9g (1.0 lb) |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $21,420 |
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Lot 35 STONE METEORITE SPHERE – NWA 869 Chondrite – L3-6; The Sahara Desert, North 59mm (2.33 in.) in diameter and 399.2g (0.75 lbs) |
estimate $1,600 - $2,400 price realized $2,142 |
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Lot 36 MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE IN A SLAB OF THE ZAGAMI MARTIAN METEORITE Mars – Shergottite (SNC); Zagami Rock, Nigeria (11°44’ N, 7°5’ 39 x 35 x 8mm (1.5 x 1.33 x 0.33 in.) and 24.18g (120 carats) |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $10,080 |
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Lot 37 SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE — FROM ONE OF THE LARGEST METEORITE SHOWERS IN... Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB; Maritime Territory, 88 x 62 x 29mm (3.5 x 2.5 x 1 in.) and 375.3g (0.75 lbs) |
estimate $1,000 - $1,500 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 38 DRONINO — SLICE OF A SINGULAR METEORITE Ataxite – Iron UNGR; Ryazan District, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 89 x 54 x 2mm (3.5 x 2 x 0.1 in.) and 80.9g (0.2 lbs) |
estimate $500 - $800 price realized $3,528 |
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Lot 39 DRONINO METEORITE — MINIMALIST FORM FROM OUTER... Ataxite – Iron UNGR; Ryazan District, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E) 219 x 227 x 103mm (8.66 x 9 x 4 in.) and 18.365 kg (40.5 lbs) |
estimate $18,000 - $25,000 price realized $17,640 |
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Lot 40 TISSERLITINE 001 — LARGE PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOON The Moon — lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara 184 x 311 x 3mm (7.25 x 12.25 x 0.1in.) and 540.8g (1.2 lbs) |
estimate $70,000 - $100,000 price realized $32,760 |
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Lot 41 GIBEON IRON METEORITE — PARTIAL SLICE Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA Gibeon; Great Nama Land, Namibia 59 x 109 x 4mm (2.33 x 4.25 x 0.1 in.) and 90.0 grams (0.2 lbs) |
estimate $400 - $600 price realized $2,016 |
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Lot 42 A GIANT INCLUSION OF THE OLDEST MATTER HUMANKIND CAN TOUCH IN ALLENDE END... Carbonaceous chondrite – CV3; Chihuahua, Mexico (26°58' N, 132 x 109 x 27mm (5.25 x 4.25 x 1 in.) and 505.6g (1 lb). |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 price realized $11,340 |
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Lot 43 ZHAMANSHIN IMPACT GLASS — WHEN AN ASTEROID STRIKES EARTH Impact Glass – Impactite; Zhamanshin Crater, Kazakstan (48° 113 x 168 x 146mm (4.5 x 6.66 x 5.75 in.) and 1778.8g (4 lbs) |
estimate $700 - $1,100 price realized $2,772 |
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Lot 44 TALAMPAYA — PARTIAL SLICE OF RARE PATAGONIAN EUCRITE Eucrite – AEUC; Patagonia, Argentina 51 x 45 x 2mm (2 x 1.75 x 0.1 in.) and 16.47g (82 carats) |
estimate $1,200 - $1,800 price realized $1,386 |
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Lot 45 SEYMCHAN METEORITE — GEOMETRIC FORM BY KOVALEV Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Siberia, Russia (62°54’ N, 137 x 155 x 23mm (5.33 x 6 x 0.1 in.) and 1.808 kg (4 lbs) |
estimate $30,000 - $50,000 price realized $27,720 |
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Lot 46 MURRAY CM2 METEORITE — A RARE CRUSTED FRAGMENT Carbonaceous Chondrite – CM2; Calloway County, Kentucky 34 x 39 x 13mm (1.33 x 1.5 x 0.5 in.) and 14.79g (74 carats) |
estimate $3,000 - $4,500 price realized $3,780 |
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Lot 47 EXTRATERRESTRIAL PERIDOT IN A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE METEORITE Pallasite – PMG; Admire, Lyon County, Kansas (38°42' 189 x 261 x 3mm (7.5 x 10.33 x 0.1 in.) and 562.7g (1.25 lbs) |
estimate $11,000 - $15,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 48 AOUINET LEGRAA — A RARE UNBRECCIATED EUCRITE FROM THE ASTEROID... Eucrite, unbrecciated – HED achondrite; Tindouf, Algeria (27° 5'N, 48 x 25 x 29mm (2 x 1 x 1 in.) and 50.06 grams |
estimate $1,800 - $2,400 price realized $2,520 |
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Lot 49 THE EPITOME OF A TRANSITIONAL SEYMCHAN PALLASITE Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia (62°54’ N, 152°26’ 323 x 138 x 3mm (12.75 x 5.5 x 0.1 in.) and 321g (0.75 lbs) |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 price realized $13,860 |
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Lot 50 NWA 13885 — COMPLETE SLICE OF THE PLANET MARS Mars Rock – SNC, olivine-phyric shergottite; 133 x 91 x 2mm (5.25 x 3.5 x 0.1 in.) and 67.88 grams |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 51 NWA 13885 — LARGE SPECIMEN OF MARS Mars Rock – SNC, olivine-phyric shergottite; 159 x 136 x 75mm (6.25 x 5.33 x 3 in.) and 1.909 kg (4.25 lbs) |
estimate $120,000 - $180,000 price realized $63,000 |
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Lot 52 NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — THE MARTIAN METEORITE NWA 13885... 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6cm) |
estimate $3,000 - $6,000 price realized $7,560 |
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Lot 53 GIBEON METEORITE — CRYSTALLINE LATTICE FEATURED IN END PIECE Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA Gibeon; Great Nama Land, Namibia 147 x 129 x 60mm (5.75 x 5 x 2.33 in.) and 4.040 kg (9 lbs) |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $12,600 |
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Lot 54 WINCHCOMBE METEORITE — THE LEFTOVER INGREDIENTS OF THE RECIPE... Carbonaceous chondrite – CM2; Winchcombe, England (51.945°N, 39 x 27 x 24mm (1.5 x 1 x 1in.) and 15.08g (75 carats) |
estimate $35,000 - $70,000 price realized $30,240 |
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Lot 55 NWA 12691 — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF A MOON ROCK REVEALED The Moon — lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara 57 x 67 x 46mm (2.25 x 2.66 x 1.75 in.) and 104.9g (0.25 lbs) |
estimate $12,000 - $16,000 price realized $16,380 |
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Lot 56 NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — THE LUNAR METEORITE NWA 12691 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6cm) |
estimate $3,000 - $6,000 price realized $1,890 |
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Lot 57 AOUINET LEGRAA — A RARE UNBRECCIATED EUCRITE FROM THE ASTEROID VESTA Eucrite, unbrecciated – HED achondrite; Tindouf, Algeria (27° 5'N, 75 x 51 x 49mm (3 x 2 x 2 in.) and 281.9g (0.66 lbs) |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $11,970 |
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Lot 58 AOUINET LEGRAA — A NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6cm) |
estimate $3,000 - $6,000 price realized $5,040 |
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Lot 59 ERG CHECH 002 — OLDEST VOLCANIC ROCK IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM, INTERIOR &... Ungrouped Achondrite – ACHON-UNGR; Adrar, Algeria (26°1' 28'' N, 1° 159 x 133 x 21mm (6.25 x 5.25 x 0.75 in.) and 605.4g (1.33 lbs) |
estimate $60,000 - $90,000 price realized $27,720 |
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Lot 60 CHELYABINSK METEORITES — MORE THAN 100 METEORITES FROM THE FIREBALL... Chondrite – LL5; Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Russia (54°49’ N, 61°07’ Average dimension/mass: 2 x 4 x 4mm and 0.47g (2.5 carats) Dimension/mass of largest specimen:11.3 x 8.5 x 5.5mm and 1.227g (6 carats) Total mass: 55.65 grams |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $4,032 |
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Lot 61 MARJALAHTI — NOTABLE OFFERING OF AN EXTREMELY RARE WITNESSED... Pallasite – PMG; Viipuri, Karelia ASSR 59 x 99 x 18mm (2.33 x 4 x 0.75 in.) and 139.94g (0.33 lbs) |
estimate $18,000 - $25,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 62 GIBEON METEORITE — SINGULAR EXOTIC SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA Gibeon; Great Nama Land, Namibia 404 x 295 x 176mm (16 x 11.5 x 6.75 in.) and 61.05 kg (134.5 lbs) |
estimate $200,000 - $300,000 |
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Lot 63 SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE FROM THE SOVIET ACADEMY OF SCIENCES COLLECTION Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB; Maritime Territory, 112 x 155 x 89mm (4.5 x 6 x 3.5 in.) 4.429 kg (9.75 lbs) Unmounted stamps 37 x 25mm (1.5 x 1 in.) |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 price realized $18,900 |
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Lot 64 WILLAMETTE METEORITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOST FAMOUS METEORITE... Iron – UNGR; Clackamas County, Oregon (45°22' N, 122°35' W) 52 x 39 x 3mm (2 x 1.5 x 0.1 in.) and 38.95 grams |
estimate $4,500 - $6,500 price realized $8,190 |
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Lot 65 NWA 12690 —THE THIRD LARGEST PIECE OF MARS ON EARTH Mars Rock – SNC, diabasic shergottite; Sahara 233 x 244 x 154mm (9 x 9.66 x 6 in.) and 9.085 kg (20 lbs) |
estimate $500,000 - $800,000 |
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Lot 66 DESERT GLASS FROM AN ASTEROID IMPACT — THE LARGEST SPECIMEN KNOWN TO... Impact Glass; Sahara Desert 425 x 360 x 235mm (16.75 x 14.25 x 9.25 in.) and 26.445 kg (58.25 lbs) |
estimate $150,000 - $250,000 |
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