Sikhote-Alin Meteorite 8.3kg

Approximate Dimensions: 6″ x 5.5″ x 5″
Additional Information: Sometimes in the meteorite business we come across a piece so spectacular that it has to be hidden away, away from public eye, until a special moment in time; that time is now. As such, we are pleased to present the best of the best, an 8.3-kilogram Sikhote-Alin shrapnel piece with natural patina—added bonus. Aerolite’s founder said we have never offered a piece that had multiple impacts pits prior to this one. Those curious, crater-shaped depressions tell a truly fascinating story; as we often see in iron meteorites, the stories of their descent to our planet can be read in their features, if you know where to look. Like a book written in a special language, these characteristics, frozen in time and iron, can tell scientists and collectors exhilarating tales of their violent arrival.

In this case, we hypothesize that this museum-worthy specimen would have undergone an early, high-altitude fragmentation. Such a phenomenon would have allowed the piece to be impacted by smaller Sikhote-Alin meteorites while it was falling to Earth. We believe, because of this, that it began to acquire some of the characteristics we see in individuals, like the beginnings of more rounded features.

We invite you all to join us and revel at the detail and nuance of this particular Sikhote-Alin’s story—and what a spectacle it must have been!

See 360 video below.