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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]
Provenance
Found near Al Mahbas, Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Footnotes
Chondrites 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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