Bidspirit auction | DRONINO meteorite 136.1 g with

DRONINO meteorite 136.1 g with box - Place of discovery: Ryazan oblast, Russia.  Sample size: 4,5*3,6*1,8 cm.  Weight of the sample, g: 136,1.  Meteorite: Dronino.  Type: Iron.  Fragment of the Dronino meteorite found in the Ryazan region in 2000. The saw cut area is polished to a mirror finish, which forms a sharp contrast to the rest of the specimen.  The untreated surface shows a superbly complex relief. This is one of the distinctive features of the Dronin meteorite. Deep grooves cross the specimen in a longitudinal direction. The fusion crust is smoothed in places, forming runs and layering with jagged edges in places. The colour is silvery grey with golden reflections.