In a Siberian wheat field not far from Siberia’s border with Mongolia, a 26 kilogram meteorite was discovered outside the town of Maslyanino in May 1992. This complete slice features a metallic matrix primarily composed of iron-nickel which originates from a shattered asteroid’s molten core — but the formation of IAB meteorites (see lot 15) is more complex and are believed to have formed near the surface of a chondritic asteroid following an immense impact, which would explain the angular silicate fragments in evidence. Bearing a strong semblance to the historic American meteorite Landes, Maslyanino is a superior example of a silicated iron. This complete slice is bordered with a trim of the meteorite’s exterior surface a🌄nd is loaded with silicates. One side is highly polished to a mirror-finish while the reverse reveals the crystalline habit of its metallic matrix in which silicate inclusions are suspended.