Meteorite (NEW), NWA 4971, H5, Beautiful Slice, 15.3g
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is a Beautiful/Metal Rich, Part Slice of NWA 4971 (Provisional Number & Classifiction of H5,S3,W2-3). This piece was obtained in Morocco in the year 2005. Total Known weight of this stone is 4,895 gram. This is a Beautiful Slice, weighing 15.39 grams. It is a pretty display piece. What is unique about this meteorite, is the fine metal flaking that it shows on the cut and polished face. A very difficult meteorite to photograph. I tried to make at least one photo show the rich metal sprinkles that are present. Both sides are polished! Michael Cottingham's Brief Meteorite Bio... I first started my cosmic journey with meteorites in 1996. I have always been interested in Natural History and ever since I was very young, I have collected rocks, fossils, artifacts and the like. In fact, I have been pretty darn good at finding unusual Natural History objects. However, I had never found a meteorite and I didn't even know w to begin. So, I first started by buying a few specimens to see what they actually looked like. Then I would take these specimens out into the desert area w I live and I would place them on the ground. I was trying to train my "eye" to see differently. Sometimes, I would take my meteorite specimens and throw them as far as I could into the desert, and then I would go search for them. I started to search dry lake beds and
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