Meteorite,Kitkiöjärvi, fell over 100,000 years ago, approx. 14.3 kg.

Lot number: 3420372
The auction is closed.
Hammer price: SEK 10,500
EUR 899
Estimate: SEK 10,000
EUR 856
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Description

Iron meteorite, fell over 100,000 years ago. Weight approx. 14.3 kg. Excavated 25 km north of Kitkiöjärvi, Tornedalen. Dimensions 22x20x12 cm. With rust.

Near the town of Kitkiöjärvi, an iron-rich dwarf planet fell to earth between 80,000 and 114,000 years ago. The celestial body split in the atmosphere before hitting the ground. The first meteorite in the area was found in 1906 by two children. Apart from iron, several unusual metals have been recorded in meteorites from Kikiöjärvi, including troilite (FeS) and stishovite (SiO2).
The auction is closing:  30/05/2014 19:28:02

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458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 10500
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 10000
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 10000
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 9800
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 9600
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 9400
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 9200
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 9000
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 8800
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 8600
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 8400
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 8200
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 8000
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 7800
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 7600
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 7400
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 7200
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 7000
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 6800
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 6600
458218 30/05/2014 19:26:02 SEK 6400
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 6200
216590 30/05/2014 09:53:12 SEK 6000
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 5800
216590 30/05/2014 09:52:25 SEK 5600
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 5400
216590 30/05/2014 09:52:07 SEK 5200
149492 23/05/2014 16:08:59 SEK 5000
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