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LOT 2305
Natural History - Nantan Iron Meteorite
FELL 1516 A.D., DISCOVERED 1958 A.D.
1 7/8 in. (36 grams, 48 mm).
A nickel iron meteorite (111CD) with a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, U.K.
Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity card from Steve Arnold and a copy of the sales listing.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others.
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