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Sikhote-Alin

For the longest time I had been searching for a good sized meteorite fragment to make a chain-wrapped pendant for myself from. I finally found this specimen at a rock show in Sudbury, Ontario in the summer of 2006, it is the most expensive “rock” I have ever purchased.

The meteorite, at a hefty 51g, has been wrapped with sterling silver double-cable chains and is suspended from my personal sterling silver Byzantine chain; constructed a number years ago as one of my first experiments with precious metal chains.

The Sikhote-Alin Meteorite fell over the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in Siberia in 1947, it is actually an usual meteorite in that it was composed almost entirely of nickel and iron (nature’s original stainless steel!).

You can click on the photo above for more detailed pictures on flickr.

Posted by Dylon on December 12, 2006 8:49 PM | Permalink

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