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LOT 2859
Natural History - Al Mahbas Fall Chondrite Meteorite
3 in. (183 grams, 74 mm).
An irregular stony meteorite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Al Mahbas, Sahara Desert, Morocco.
FootnotesChondrites originated in the asteroid belt where collisions and gravitational perturbations put them into Earth-crossing orbits. Chondrites formed as part of the formation of their parent asteroids approximately 4.56 billion years ago. They also contain material that predates the formation of the solar system, including organic matter and tiny grains that formed around dying stars.
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LOT 2859
Natural History - Al Mahbas Fall Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: muscovite and quartz vein from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 222; quartz rosette, collection number 293; specular hematite from West Cumbria, England, collection number 370; bornite from Mexico, collection number 43; rose quartz from Minais Gerais, Brazil, collection number 412; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 13; rose quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 205; diorite from England, collection number 185; chalcopyrite in baryte from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 237. 571 grams total, 39-88 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Petrified Fossil Tree Branch Group [50]
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cut in varying lengths, with some thicker sections included. 1.13 kg total, 33-49 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Framed Spinicrus Tarantula
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Entomological specimen of Eurypelma spinicrus, in glazed wooden display case. 253 grams, 15.1 x 15.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
