Lot 74
Sarir Qattusah 001
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection
Auction: 18 August 2009 at 15:00 BST
£313
Description
Polished part slice
Dimensions
11.8g, 4 x 3.7cm
Footnote
Sarir Qattusah 001 (Libyan Sahara) LL(L)3 (stone) - found October 1994
The Sarir Qattusah 001 meteorite was found in the Libyan Sahara Desert in October 1994. Classified as a rare LL(L)3, this meteorite is one of the most unequilibrated chondrites of all the petrologic types lower than 3.5. The total known weight of Sarir Qattusah 001 is a low 796g, making it very hard to obtain, and contains some of the most beautifully preserved multi-coloured chondrules which have altered little since formation, over 4.5 billion years ago.