A COMPLETE DRONINO METEORITE — AN EXOTIC SAMPLE FROM INTERPLANETARY SPACE Iron, ataxite (ungrouped) Ryazan district, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E The wavy, textured surface unique to Dronino meteorites is in evidence with long parallel furrows running the length of the specimen — with a deep furrow at the base. The surface is sheathed in a platinum-hued patina — the result of a centuries-long interaction of this meteorite’s unique chemical composition with that of moist earth. A singularly atypical meteorite, this is a select Dronino specimen. 5 1/3 x 3¾ x 2in. (137 x 97 x49mm.) 1.71kg Provenance Macovich Collection of Meteorites, New York
A COMPLETE DRONINO METEORITE — AN EXOTIC SAMPLE FROM INTERPLANETARY SPACE Iron, ataxite (ungrouped) Ryazan district, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E The wavy, textured surface unique to Dronino meteorites is in evidence with long parallel furrows running the length of the specimen — with a deep furrow at the base. The surface is sheathed in a platinum-hued patina — the result of a centuries-long interaction of this meteorite’s unique chemical composition with that of moist earth. A singularly atypical meteorite, this is a select Dronino specimen. 5 1/3 x 3¾ x 2in. (137 x 97 x49mm.) 1.71kg Provenance Macovich Collection of Meteorites, New York
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