Lot 131
De Hoek
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection
Auction: 18 August 2009 at 15:00 BST
£363
Description
Polished part slice
Dimensions
25.5g, 2.9 x 3.3cm
Footnote
De Hoek (Hay District, Cape Province, South Africa) UNGR (iron) - found 1960
A mass weighing 3.83kg was found on the De Hoek farm in June 1960, and a second mass weighing 17.10kg was found approximately 800 metres southeast of the first find in 1967. Enquiries have established a possible date of fall as January 2nd 1959.