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LOT 2600
Hvittis Finland EL6 Enstatite Chondrite Meteorite Section
FELL 1901 A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.4 grams, 35 mm).
Cut and polished rectangular section E6; in a Swiss membrane box with dealer's card. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in Huittinen, Satakunta, Finland.
From the collection of Jay Cassara.
Ex Robert Haag collection, Tucson, AZ, USA.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
The meteorite was found just three days after a very loud fall, and it is the second most massive low-iron Enstatite chondrite.
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LOT 2600
Hvittis Finland EL6 Enstatite Chondrite Meteorite Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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