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LOT 2704
Encapsulated Meteorite Collection
11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (90 grams total, 30 x 22 cm).
Comprising ten encapsulated specimen cards with meteorite fragments from: Chinga Meteorite, Russia; Gibeon Meteorite from Namibia; fragments from Namibia/Botswana; and Kalahari Plateau, Africa. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Applause, Inc., California, USA.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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