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LOT 2679
Large Obsidian Mineral Specimen Group [30]
1 1/8 - 3 5/8 in. (1.58 kg total, 29-93 mm).
Comprising large chunks of obsidian in various shades and sizes. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Large Obsidian Mineral Specimen Group [30]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising large chunks of obsidian in various shades and sizes. 1.58 kg total, 29-93 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Odessa Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A nickel-iron meteorite fragment, set in a cardboard sleeve. 2.22 grams total, 14 mm
From Odessa, Texas, USA. Acquired from Rod White, UK, 2001. 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.
The Odessa Meteor Crater, southwest of Odessa, Texas, is approximately 5 metres deep and 170 metres in diameter, with its rim rising less than a meter above the surrounding area, with the original crater that formed approximately 20,000 years ago was determined to be much larger.
