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LOT 2637
Fluorite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
2 1/2 in. (164 grams, 65 mm).
A cluster of white and purple cubic crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Large Cut and polished Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cut along the grain, with good exposure of the individual grain modules, probably from Madagascar. 1.9 kg, 17 cm
From the property of a Scottish geologist. Previously with a Surrey, UK, geologist. Ex Dr Ron Bonewitz collection. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Agoult Eucrite Achondrite (AEUC-C) Cut and Polished Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A roughly lozenge-shaped section with one polished face displaying the sugary internal structure. 3.25 grams, 20 mm
Found Morocco, North Africa, March 2000. Ex USA market. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Swiss membrane box. -
Carancas H4-5 Chondrite Meteorite with Fusion Crust
Fell 15 September 2007 in PeruSold for (Inc. bp): £143
An irregular, uncut specimen. 2.72 grams, 15 mm
Found Carancas, Chucuito, Puno, Peru. Ex Aerolite Meteorites. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an Aerolite Meteorites dealer card, photograph of the impact crater, and set in a Swiss membrane box.
In the afternoon of September 15 2007, at 4.45pm UTC, the small town of Carancas in Provincia Chucuito, Peru, was shaken by an enormous detonation. Eye witnesses described a smoke trail that had descended from the sky and had exploded on contact with the ground, breaking windows and the debris causing damage on the buildings. A mushroom-shaped explosion cloud was seen rising from the impact site and was visible for several minutes above the 13.8 meter crater.
