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LOT 2745
Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection
1 1/4 - 2 1/8 in. (113 grams total, 32-55 mm).
Pebble-like black specimens of meteoric glass of mainly oval shape. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
FootnotesTektites 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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