Lot 11
Mont Dieu
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part II
Auction: 17 August 2011 at 15:00 BST
£400
Description
polished end piece
Dimensions
186.1g, 7.5 x 3 x 3.8cm
Footnote
Mont Dieu (Ardennes, France) IIE (iron) - found July 1994:
This meteorite was first discovered by treasure hunters, while searching for WWII artifacts in the Ardennes Forest, France, in 1994. This is a rare IIE iron, with abundant troilite, schreibersite, chromite inclusions and even metallic copper.