27. NWA 8370 — COMPLETE SLICE OF A SHOCKED MEDIUM OCTAHEDRITE

IIIAB 
Sahara Desert, Morocco
Found 2011 / TKW: 15.25 kg

Like all iron meteorites, this specimen originated from the core of a differentiated asteroid which no longer exists and whose fragments are part of the asteroid belt — except those fragments that landed on Earth and possibly Mars and Jupiter. Unlike the majority of IIIAB irons, NWA 8370 is heavily shocked with extensive cross-hatching of kamacite.

95 x 156 x 3mm (3.75 x 6 x 0.1 inches) and 261.8 grams (0.5 lbs).

Estimate $700 – 1,000 * No Reserve

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