• Auction 22087

    Deep Impact: Lunar, Martian, and Other Rare Meteorites

    14 March 2023 - 28 March 2023, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 906,192 (USD)
68 Lots for Sale 22087
Lot 1
NWA 12691 — THE LUNAR NECKLACE
The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
18 inches long necklace. Each of the 48 beads measures approximately 8.25mm in diameter and weighs 3.66 carats.
estimate
$140,000 - $200,000

price realized
$201,600
Lot 2
COMPLETE SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH CRYSTALLINE CLEAVAGE
Iron, coarsest octahedrite – IIAB ; Maritime Territory, Siberia,
79 x 39 x 41mm (3 x 1.5 x 1.66 in.) and 211.7 grams (0.5 lbs)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$6,300
Lot 3
NWA 12691 — PARTIAL SLICE OF A MOON ROCK
The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
93 x 88 x 2mm (3.66 x 3.5 x 0.1 in.) and 43.39 grams
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,710
Lot 4
ESQUEL — PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOST ALLURING EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE KNOWN...
Pallasite – PMG; Chubut, Argentina (42°54' S, 71°20' W)
114 x 101 x 3mm (4.66 x 4 x 0.1 in.) and 157.9 grams (0.33 lbs)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 5
FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE ASTEROID VESTA — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE DIOGENITE NWA...
Diogenite – HED; Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara (27°18’ N, 12°4’
99 x 117 x 1mm (4 x 4.66 x 0.1 in.) and 35.62 grams
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$6,930
Lot 6
AN EXQUISITE MOON ROCK — GADAMIS 004 COMPLETE SLICE
The Moon – anorthositic breccia; Ghadamis, Libya (30°17’ N, 11.0°
159 x 115 x 2mm (6.25 x 4.5 x 0.1 in.) and 71.37 grams
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$23,940
Lot 7
COMPLETE SEYMCHAN METEORITE WITH WINDOW TO INTERIOR
Pallasite – PMG ; Magadan District, Siberia, Russia (62°54’ N,
105 x 79 x 10mm (4 x 3 x 0.33 in.) and 289.6 grams (0.66 lbs)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 8
GIBEON METEORITE — UNUSUAL COMPLETE SPECIMEN
Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia
139 x 202 x 128mm (5.5 x 8 x 5 in.) and 5.277 kg (11.66 lbs)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 9
NWA 12691 — THE MOON FASHIONED INTO A SPHERE
The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
41mm (1.66 in.) in diameter and 106.9 grams (0.25 lbs)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 11
MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE — AN EQUALATERAL PYRAMID
Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Kiruna, Sweden (67°48’ N, 23°6’ E)
66 x 79 x 66mm (2.5 x 3.1 x 2.5 in.) and 477.6 grams (1.0 lb)
estimate
$6,000 - $9,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 12
NWA 12692 — THE RAW INGREDIENTS OF THE PLANETS – SUBTYPE 3.00
Chondrite – LL 3.00; Western Sahara
29 x 34 x 2mm (1 x 1.33 x 0.1 in.) and 6.039 grams
estimate
$1,800 - $2,500

price realized
$6,930
Lot 13
NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — FROM VESTA, EHOH 001

40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
estimate
$3,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,386
Lot 14
NWA 13885 — SLICE OF A ROCK FROM MARS
Mars Rock – SNC, shergottite; Sahara Desert, North West Africa
125 x 77 x 3mm (5 x 3 x 0.1 in.) and 66.86 grams
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$11,970
Lot 15
HENBURY METEORITE — MATCHLESS ANTHROPOMORPHIC AUSTRALIAN METEORITE
Iron, medium octahedrite – IIIAB; Northern Territory, Australia
298 x 158 x 57mm (11.75 x 6.25 x 2.25 in.) and 6310 grams (13.9 lbs)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$40,320
Lot 16
EXCEPTIONAL END PIECE OF A MARS ROCK — GADAMIS 001
Mars – SNC (Shergottite); Ghadamis, Libya (30°11’N, 9°32’E)
31 x 59 x 33mm (1.25 x 2.33 x 1.33 in.) and 54.96 grams
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$11,340
Lot 17
NWA 7034 PAIRING – FROM MARS, THE RENOWNED WATER-RICH “BLACK BEAUTY”
Martian, Polymict Breccia; Sahara Desert, Western Sahara
61 x 33 x 19mm (2.5 x 1.33 x 0.75 in.) and 55.02 grams
estimate
$50,000 - $80,000

price realized
$44,100
Lot 18
IMILAC PALLASITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXOTICA
Pallasite – PMG; Atacama Desert, Chile
82 x 149 x 2mm (3.25 x 6 x 0.1 in.) and 90.3 grams
estimate
$2,500 - $4,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 19
AGATOR EL FEROUA 001 — THE SECOND LARGEST LUNAR MARE METEORITE ON EARTH
The Moon – titanium lunar basalt; Gao, Mali (23°52’ N, 3°31’
114 x 183 x 88mm (4.5 x 7.25 x 3.5 in.) and 2155.8 grams (4.75 lbs)
estimate
$180,000 - $250,000

price realized
$189,000
Lot 20
IMILAC — SELECT COMPLETE SLICE OF A PALLASITIC METEORITE
Pallasite – PMG; Atacama Desert, Chile
203 x 234 x 2mm (8 x 9.25 x 0.1 in.) and 392.8 grams (0.85 lbs)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 21
DRONINO METEORITE — CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE
Iron, ataxite – ungrouped; Ryazan District, Russia (54° 44' N, 41°
119 x 119 x 19mm (4.66 x 4.66 x 0.75 in.) and 525.8 grams (1 lb)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$5,040
Lot 22
SEYMCHAN SPHERE — AN OTHERWORLDLY METEORITE SPHERE
Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia
47mm (1.85 in.) in diameter and 447.3 grams (1 lb)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$6,048
Lot 23
NWA 8402 – COMPLETE SLICE OF A MESOSIDERITIC METEORITE
Mesosiderite – A3; Sahara Desert, North West Africa
191 x 223 x 2mm (7.5 x 8.75 x 0.1 in.) and 338.3 grams (0.75 lbs)
estimate
$2,500 - $3,500

price realized
$1,512
Lot 24
CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE — ENGAGING IRON METEORITE
Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina (27°28' S,
131 x 139 x 87mm (5 x 5.5 x 3.5 in.) 3249.2 grams (7 lbs)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 25
ADMIRE PALLASITE END PIECE — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REVEALED
Pallasite – PMG; Lyon County, Kansas (38° 42' N, 96° 6' W)
127 x 203 x 36mm (5 x 8 x 1.33 in.) and 1622.7 grams (3.5 lbs)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

Lot 26
CAPE YORK — PARTIAL SLICE OF A LEGENDARY METEORITE
Iron, medium octahedrite – IIIAB; Savissivik, Greenland
135 x 159 x 3mm (5.33 x 6.25 x 0.1 in.) and 537.8 grams (1.2 lbs)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 27
NWA 12691 — TOTUM-LIKE END PIECE OF THE MOON
The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
65 x 48 x 34mm (2.5 x 2 x 1.33 in.) and 138.9 g (0.33 lbs)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$11,340
Lot 28
JIKHARRA 001 – LARGE SPHERE FROM THE ASTEROID VESTA
Eucrite melt breccia – HED; Sahara Desert, Ajdabiya, Libya
147 x 147 x 147mm (5.75 x 5.75 x 5.75 in.) and 5.239 kilograms (11.5 lbs)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$30,240
Lot 29
GUJBA — COMPLETE SLICE OF A SINGULAR METEORITE
Bencubbenite ­­– CBa; Yobe, Nigeria
75 x 65 x 2mm (3 x 2.5 x 0.1 in.) and 36.13 grams
estimate
$3,500 - $5,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 30
LARGE CAPE YORK SLICE — AMONG THE MOST HISTORIC METEORITES OF ALL TIME
Iron, medium octahedrite – IIIAB; Savissivik, Greenland
765 x 405 x 10mm (30 x 16 x 0.33 in.) and 9.59 kg (21 lbs)
estimate
$40,000 - $70,000

Lot 31
MORASKO METEORITE — EXOTIC SILICATED IRON METEORITE FROM EASTERN...
Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Morasko, Poznan, Poland (52° 29′
147 x 145 x 83mm (5.75 x 5.75 x 3.25 in.) and 3990.9 grams (8.75 lbs)
estimate
$6,000 - $9,000

price realized
$10,080
Lot 32
MORASKO METEORITE — A CAPTIVATING PARTIAL SLICE OF A METEORITE
Coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Morasko, Poznan, Poland (52° 29′ 24″
51 x 57 x 6mm (2 x 2.25 x 0.25 in.) and 127.8 grams (0.25 lbs)
estimate
$400 - $600

price realized
$1,260
Lot 33
NWA 12691 — END PIECE FROM THE MOON, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REVEALED
The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
109 x 81 x 38mm (4.25 x 3.25 x 1.5 in.) and 343.4 grams (0.75 lbs)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$25,200
Lot 34
SEYMCHAN SPHERE — AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRYSTAL BALL
Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia
49mm (2 in.) in diameter and 400.6 grams (0.88 lbs)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 35
ERG CHECH 007 — RARE ANOMALOUS PALLASITIC METEORITE
Pallasite – PMG Anom; Erg Chech Sand Sea, Algeria
81 x 113 x 2mm (3.2 x 4.5 x 0.1 in.) and 53.58 grams
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,040
Lot 36
ALLENDE COMPLETE SLICE — OLDEST MATTER MANKIND CAN TOUCH
Carbonaceous chondrite – CV3; Chihuahua, Mexico (26°58' N,
113 x 146 x 2mm (4.5 x 5.75 x 0.1 in.) and 114.9g (0.25 lbs)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 37
ADMIRE PALLASITE – GEMSTONES FROM SPACE
Pallasite – PMG; Lyon County, Kansas (38°42' N, 96°6' W)
311 x 172 x 3mm (12.25 x 6.75 x 0.1 in) and 522.9 grams (1 lb)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$10,080
Lot 38
MOUNT DOOLING — PARTIAL SLICE OF EXOTIC AUSTRALIAN IRON METEORITE
Coarse octahedrite – IC; North Yilgarn, Western Australia
228 x 165 x 3mm (9 x 6.5 x 0.1 in.) and 579.4 grams (1.25 lbs)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,788
Lot 39
SEYMCHAN SPHERE — LARGE EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRYSTAL BALL
Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia
129mm (5 in.) in diameter and 5.031 kg (11 lbs)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

Lot 40
ABA PANU METEORITE – COMPLETE SLICE
Chondrite – L3.6; Oyo, Nigeria (8°16’ N, 3°34’ E)
154 x 129 x 3mm (6 x 5 x 0.1 in.) and 172.8 grams (0.33 lbs)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,386
Lot 41
SEYMCHAN METEORITE — MASSIVE COMPLETE SLICE WITH EXTRATERRESTRIAL...
Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Siberia, Russia
432 x 321 x 2mm (17 x 12.66 x 0.1 in.) and 2061.7 grams (4.5 lbs)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 42
LOS VIENTOS 171 — COMPLETE SLICE OF A METEORITE UNCHANGED SINCE ITS ORIGINS...
Chondrite – LL3.1; Atacama Desert, Chile
201 x 89 x 2mm (8 x 3.5 x 0.1 in.) and 117.8 grams (0.25 lbs)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$2,016
Lot 43
UNIQUE METEORITE NWA 6704 — AN ENIGMATIC GLEAMING ROCK FROM OUTER SPACE
Ungrouped Achondrite – ACHON-UNGR; Sahara Desert, Algeria
102 x 81 x 31mm (4 x 3 x 1.25 in.) and 373.1 grams (0.75 lbs)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

Lot 44
ERG CHECH 007
Pallasite – PMG Anom; Erg Chech Sand Sea, Algeria
151 x 196 x 2mm (6 x 7.75 x 0.1 in.) and 170.8 grams (0.33 lbs)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

Lot 45
NWA 12691 — THE MOON FASHIONED INTO A SPHERE
The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
67mm (2.66 in.) in diameter and 444.1 grams (1 lb)
estimate
$60,000 - $100,000

Lot 46
AN EXCEPTIONAL CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE
Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina (27°28' S,
236 x 169 x 108mm (9.25 x 6.66 x 4.25 in.) and 13.08 kg (28.75 lbs)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 47
SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE — FROM ONE OF THE LARGEST METEORITE SHOWERS IN HUMAN...
Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB; Maritime Territory, Siberia, Russia
98 x 73 x 64mm (3.75 x 3 x 2.5 in.) and 569 grams (1.25 lbs)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$7,560
Lot 48
COMPLETE SLICE OF A GRANULITIC MOON ROCK — NWA 8022
The Moon – lunar feldspathic granulitic breccia; Sahara Desert, North
110 x 96 x 2mm (4.33 x 3.75 x 0.1 in.) and 39.08 grams
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 49
OLDER THAN EARTH, A DECORATIVE STONE METEORITE — NWA 15527
Chondrite – H5; Sahara Desert, North West Africa
431 x 213 x 183mm (17 x 8.33 x 7.25 in.) and 32.34 kg (71.25 lbs)
estimate
$50,000 - $80,000

Lot 50
UNUSUAL GIBEON METEORITE FLANGE
Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia
80 x 19 x 29mm (3 x 0.75 x 1 in.) and 100.1 grams
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$3,780
Lot 51
GIBEON METEORITE — EPITOME OF NATURAL SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE
Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia
317 x 292 x 221mm (12.5 x 11.5 x 8.75 in.) and 31.205 kg (68.75 lbs)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

Lot 52
TAMBO QUEMADO — PARTIAL SLICE OF A STORIED IRON METEORITE, ETCHED ON BOTH...
Iron, medium octahedrite – IIIAB; Ayacucho, Peru – (14°40' S, 74°30'
100 x 129 x 5mm (5 x 4 x 0.1 in.) and 487.8 grams (1 lb)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$2,016
Lot 53
SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE END PIECE — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REVEALED
Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB; Maritime Territory, Siberia, Russia
119 x 107 x 54mm (4.66 x 4.25 x 2 in.) and 1401.2 grams (3 lbs)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$3,276
Lot 54
KAINSAZ CARBONACEOUS METEORITE — COMPLETE METEORITE WITH PREBIOTICS AND...
Carbonaceous chondrite – CO3; Muslyumov, Tatarskaya, Russia (55°26’
104 x 78 x 69mm (4 x 3 x 2.75 in.) and 1054.6 grams (2.33 lbs)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

Lot 55
LARGE PARTIAL SLICE MESOSIDERITE — NWA 15346
Mesosiderite – B2; The Sahara Desert, Western Sahara
205 x 322 x 3mm (8 x 12.75 x 0.1 in.) and 989.7 g (2 lbs)
estimate
$6,000 - $9,000

price realized
$2,268
Lot 56
LIBYAN DESERT GLASS — WHEN AN ASTEROID STRIKES EARTH
Impact Glass; The Egyptian Sahara Desert
73 x 65 x 67mm (3 x 2.5 x 2.66 in.) and 279.7 grams (0.6 lbs)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$1,386
Lot 57
NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — THE ANGRITE NWA 15317

40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
estimate
$3,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,394
Lot 58
ORIENTED IMILAC METEORITE WITH FUSION CRUST
Pallasite – PMG; Atacama Desert, Chile
94 x 57 x 16mm (3.75 x 2.25 x 0.66 in.) and 261.9 grams (0.5 lbs)
estimate
$16,000 - $24,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 59
OUDIYAT SBAA METEORITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF AN UNCOMMON WITNESSED FALL
Enstatite chondrite – EH5; Oudiyat Sbaa, Morocco
97 x 119 x 6mm (3.75 x 4.66 x 0.25 in.) and 205.9 grams (0.5 lbs)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

Lot 60
NWA 15036 — LARGE END PIECE OF PRIMITIVE METEORITE
Chondrite – LL3; Adrar, Algeria
303 x 222 x 48mm (12 x 8.75 x 2 in.) and 4455.2 grams (9.75 lbs)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

Lot 61
GLORIETA MOUNTAIN PALLASITE — SPICULAR METEORITE FOUND BY METEORITE LEGEND...
Pallasite – PMG-ANOM; Glorieta Mountain, New Mexico
168 x 102 x 22mm (6.66 x 4 x 1 in.) and 1037.9 grams (2.25 lbs)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$10,710
Lot 62
NORTON COUNTY — 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF A RENOWNED AMERICAN...
Achondrite – Aubrite; Norton County, Kansas
57 x 42 x 37mm (2.25 x 1.66 x 1.5 in.) and 94.4 grams (0.2 lbs.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,638
Lot 63
DIAMONDS FROM OUTER SPACE — COMPLETE SLICE OF DHOFAR 1989
Ureilite – URE; Zufar, Oman (19°13.5' N, 54°55.0' E)
79 x 108 x 4mm (3 x 4.25 x 0.1 in.) and 64.78 grams
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$2,268
Lot 64
LARGE FORMAT MESOSIDERITE COMPLETE SLICE — NWA 15346
Mesosiderite – B2; The Sahara Desert, Western Sahara
438 x 311 x 3mm (17.25 x 12.25 x 0.1 in.) and 1391 grams (3 lbs)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$9,450
Lot 65
NWA 12767 — COMPLETE SLICE OF A SINGULAR METEORITE FROM THE CORE OF A...
Iron, (ungrouped) – UNGR; Sahara Desert, Mali
61 x 111 x 3mm (2.5 x 4.33 x 0.1 in.) and 118.7 grams (0.25 lbs)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,890
Lot 66
TRIANGULAR SPECIMEN OF THE MOON — LARGE END PIECE REVEALS INTERIOR AND...
The Moon – Lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania
247 x 193 x 37mm (9.75 x 7.66 x 1.5 in.) and 1919.2 grams (4.25 lbs)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

Lot 67
NOTABLE SLICE OF A SEYMCHAN METEORITE
Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Siberia, Russia
196 x 271 x 3mm (7.75 x 10.75 x 0.1 in.) and 1011.1 grams (2.25 lbs)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 68
JIKHARRA 001 — MASSIVE METEORITE FROM THE ASTEROID VESTA
AEUC – Eucrite Melt Breccia; Sahara Desert, Ajdabiya, Libya
515 x 529 x 327mm (20.33 x 20.75 x 13 in.) and 116.15 kg (255 lbs).
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

Lot 69
ENSISHEIM — THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENED IN 1492
Chondrite – LL6; Alsace, France
57 x 51 x 1mm (2.25 x 2 x 0.1 in.) and 9.23 grams
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,820
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