10. VACA MUERTA – EXOTIC, FRESH END PIECE
MES-A1
Atacama Desert, Chile (25°45' S, 70°30' W)
First found: 1861 / TKW: 3.83 tons
Unlike nearly any other specimen of Vaca Muerta; this heart-shaped example bears little semblance to the classic, typically weathered, presentation. Almost entirely comprised of silicate with tiny spider veins of metal radiating throughout one lobe. Vaca Muerta is represented in more museums than any other mesosiderite, but they bear almost no semblance to the specimen now offered.
69 x 76 x 19mm (2.75 x 3 x 0.75 in.) and 139.8g (0.33 lbs)
Estimate $1,200 – 1,800 * Reserve $1000