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LOT 2721

Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection [6]

1 1/8 - 1 7/8 in. (170 grams total, 29-47 mm).

Pebble-like black specimens of meteoric glass of various shapes and sizes. [6, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.

Footnotes

Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.

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LOT 2721

Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection [6]

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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