NEW TEXAS METEORITE - SMALL END PIECE OF "WEST, TEXAS" METEORITE SHOWER - INTERNAL STRUCTURE REVEALED. ...

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NEW TEXAS METEORITE - SMALL END PIECE OF "WEST, TEXAS" METEORITE SHOWER - INTERNAL STRUCTURE REVEALED
L6
West, Texas
Similar to the previous two lots, this meteorite was cut and polished to reveal the exquisite internal character of the meteorites that fell on West, Texas on February 15th. Covered with sought-after fusion crust except on the cut and polished face which reveals metalflake dispersed throughout an ivory matrix, and fine, articulated lines of impact melt - an extraterrestrial scroll-like webbing which resulted from a collision in outer space with another mass at a cosmic velocity of at least 10 miles per second. A splendid representation. 32 x 22 x 12 mm (1.25 x 0.9 x 0.5 inches) and 7.7 grams.

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