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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Contact: Bruce Bobbins /
212-981-5190 /// Dan Klores Communications
The Sky Is Falling
METEORITE
IN SHAPE OF MICHIGAN
AND
OTHER EXTRATERRESTRIAL WONDERS TO
HIT THE AUCTION BLOCK IN DALLAS JUNE 8TH
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Other auction highlights include the largest meteorite ever offered at auction (¾ tons) |
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New York, New York. June 3, 2008—One of the most aesthetic iron meteorites known to exist hits the auction block this Sunday at Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas this coming Sunday, June 8th. To some, it’s a natural sculpture from outer space, yet to others—it’s Michigan. From the finest collection of iron meteorites in the world, the Macovich Collection New York City, this 75-pound chunk of nickel and iron originates from the asteroid belt, between Jupiter and Mars, and is estimated to sell for $32,500-40,000. Said Macovich curator Darryl Pitt, who not coincidentally grew up in Michigan, “I was stunned when I first saw this meteorite. It’s so rare for an object in nature to evoke the place I was raised—of course it had be extraterrestrial.” http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=5009&Lot_No=38230 Another
auction highlight has been extensively studied by scientists; it was
also discovered this past January in Oman and is among the rarest substances
on Earth: Weighing in ¾ of a ton, and also hailing from the asteroid belt—prior to stopping off in China—is the largest complete meteorite ever to be sold at auction. Estimated at $85,000-115,000, this mammoth meteorite is among the largest meteorites known to exist. http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=5009&Lot_No=38229 All
of the foregoing are part of the nearly 400 lots in the June 8th Heritage
Natural History sale which also features fossil mammals, fish and flora;
dinosaur eggs, bones, skulls, teeth and claws; amber containing insects;
minerals; tribal artifacts and more---including dozens of lots with
estimates of less than $1000.
AUCTION: Sunday June 8th / 1.00p
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