Meteorite**Springwater, Pallasite-PMG an.**29.802 gram; MUESUM QUALITY SLICE!!!

Description

Hello up for sale is Springwater classified as a rare Pallasite-PMG anomalous. This gorgeous slice weighs 29.802 gram, has a perfect polish to both sides and acid etched on one side. This is a museum quality slice and the absolute best on the market!!! I purchased this beauty from Jared Collins who purchased from Michael Farmer, its comes with 2 COA cards, mine and Farmers. This is a chance to own a piece of history and a very high quality slice for your collection. Thanks for your interest and take care.
Name: Springwater
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1931
Country: Canada
Mass: 67.6 kg
This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite, PMG-an.
Christie's auction house says:
The Springwater meteorite is a perfect example of a stony-iron. A mixture of nearly 50/50 nickel-iron and olivine crystals. In the 1930’s when the meteorite was discovered by farmers clearing their fields of rocks, the lucky finders made money by selling meteorites during the Great Depression. Several masses were found; sadly, the largest was thrown down a deep well long before it was recognized as a meteorite and has been lost. One person described how the giant meteorite used to sit on the porch of a local store, where kids would hammer on it to hear the metallic ring. In 2008 Michael Farmer found a hand drawn treasure map of sorts in the archives of the Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies. The map was sent to Harvey Nininger (the most famous meteorite hunter/collector of the age); it was still in the envelope it was mailed in. One of the local farmers in Springwater had marked the location of several meteorites he had found on his property and was inquiring whether a meteorite crater might be located nearby. This led Michael’s team to Springwater to re-discover the lost strewn-field. The team found many meteorites, this end piece being cut from one of them. The largest mass was sold to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto as a national treasure of Canada. Once the government received the largest piece, the remainder was given export permits to leave Canada. Springwater is well known for its stability, the nice small green- to golden-coloured peridot crystals, and the rare phosphate mineral farringtonite.