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LOT 2538

Natural History - Angrite NWA 2999 Meteorite Slice

FOUND 2004 A.D.

3/4 in. (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) (1.73 grams, 20 mm (28.4 grams total, 84 x 59 mm including case)).

An irregular section of angrite meteorite recorded as: Northwest Africa 2999; displayed in a Swiss membrane box and with an inked 'NWA 2999' to one side. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Sahara Desert, North West Africa.
Ex Hupé collection, U.S.A.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.

Footnotes

This specimen fragment formed part of a group of twelve individual dark brown stones totalling 392 grams, each with a thin fusion crust, that were acquired by G. Hupé in August 2004 in Tagounite.

CONDITION

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LOT 2538

Natural History - Angrite NWA 2999 Meteorite Slice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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