An Octahedrite Meteorite Fragment

Circa 4.6 billion years ago

Width 6 5/8 inches (17 cm).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Collected by H. H. Nininger (1887-1986), the father of meteoritics. Nininger inventory number 34.5.

Subsequently with the American Meteorite Laboratory.

Purchased from the above by Gerald Carl "Gerry" Herfurth (1930-1998).

A sculptural iron octahedrite meteorite from the famous Barringer crater, Coconino County, Arizona. A beautiful fragment dating to the formation of our solar system, around 4.57 billion years ago.

Around 50,000 years ago, a 160-foot-wide piece of iron shattered off an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter and hurled 8 miles per second towards the Earth, creating one of the largest and best-preserved impact craters. This wonderful, scarred, and broken 3.8 kg piece of octahedrite iron forms part of this famous meteorite.

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An Octahedrite Meteorite Fragment

Circa 4.6 billion years ago

Width 6 5/8 inches (17 cm).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Collected by H. H. Nininger (1887-1986), the father of meteoritics. Nininger inventory number 34.5.

Subsequently with the American Meteorite Laboratory.

Purchased from the above by Gerald Carl "Gerry" Herfurth (1930-1998).

A sculptural iron octahedrite meteorite from the famous Barringer crater, Coconino County, Arizona. A beautiful fragment dating to the formation of our solar system, around 4.57 billion years ago.

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