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Sericho Pallasite - Slice
7 December 2021, 10:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$3,825 inc. premium
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Sericho Pallasite - Slice
Pallasite
Village of Habaswein, South of Sericho, Kenya
This polished and etched slice of Sericho displays the outer space gemstones so prized by collectors. Also seen are the Widmanstatten patterns in the iron-nickel matrix. Discovered by science in 2016, Sericho was found by two brothers searching for their camels near their village. Officially recognized as meteoritic in 2016, the masses had been known to native camel herders for decades prior to the 2016 discovery. Weighing approximately 888 grams and measuring 330 x 228.6mm (13 x 9 in)
Village of Habaswein, South of Sericho, Kenya
This polished and etched slice of Sericho displays the outer space gemstones so prized by collectors. Also seen are the Widmanstatten patterns in the iron-nickel matrix. Discovered by science in 2016, Sericho was found by two brothers searching for their camels near their village. Officially recognized as meteoritic in 2016, the masses had been known to native camel herders for decades prior to the 2016 discovery. Weighing approximately 888 grams and measuring 330 x 228.6mm (13 x 9 in)