Lot 79
Henbury
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part III
Auction: 20 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
Description
etched full slice
Dimensions
668g
Footnote
Provenance: ex-Marvin Kilgore Collection, ex-Cornelius Baayens,ex-Jan Bartels Collections
Henbury (Northern Territory, Australia) (IIIA), Medium Octahedrite (iron) - found 1931
The group of well-defined craters at Henbury in Australia's Northern Territory represent some of the very best authenticated meteorite craters. The largest oval shaped crater measures 220 x 120 yards, and has a depth of around 50 feet. Their shape and the condition of the walls clearly indicate an explosive origin, and are associated with the many masses of meteoritic iron found in and around the craters.
This beautiful slice has an edge of natural crust, and has been etched with weak acid to reveal the Widmanstatten crystal structure.