Wabar
£2,375
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part II
Auction: 17 August 2011 at 15:00 BST
Description
etched end piece
Dimensions
846g, 9.9 x 6.9 x 2.7cm
Footnote
Wabar (Rub'al Khali, Saudi Arabia) IIIAB (iron) - possibly fell 1863:
This iron meteorite is reported to have fallen during a thunderstorm in 1863. Several craters have been associated with this fall, each partly filled with drifted sand and surrounded by abundant silica glass containing minute metallic globules of meteoric nickel-iron. Formed from melted sand during the high-energy impact of the iron masses, these glasses cover much of the crater walls and indicate a relatively young age of the craters.
Provenance: Monnig Meteorite Collection, Texas Christian University