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LOT 2703
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Bone
PLEISTOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1 kg, 19 cm).
A partial first cervical vertebra from a mammoth, mammuthus primigenius. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSaid to be from the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection; acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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NWA 978 Rumuruti R3.8 Cut and Polished Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With one cut and polished face; rare. 9.76 grams, 23 mm
Found Erfoud, Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa in 2001. Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Michael Farmer dealer card and supplied in 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. -
Phantom Quartz Crystal Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Prismatic clear quartz point with manganese-included phantom. 124 grams, 68 mm
From Blue Phantom Mine, near Mt. Ida, Arkansas, USA. Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
