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LOT 2475
Natural History - Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
19 1/4 in. (800 grams, 49 cm long).
Composed of graduated polished coral or glass beads of drum type. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Natural History - Nuevo Mercurio Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A H5 chondrite showing some regmaglypts and primary fusion crust. 102 grams, 52 mm
Found near Nuevo Mercurio, Mexico, 1978.
The fall was strewn across an area about 10 km north of the village of Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, Mexico, 250 km South West of Monterrey. A bright fireball, travelling North East to South West and visible over a radius of at least 200 km, exploded over north-central Mexico and scattered meteorites over an elliptical area more than 10 km in length. Only 5 kg of material has been found to date. -
Natural History - Brachinite NWA 6349 Meteorite Slice
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A scarce brachinite slice recorded as: Northwest Africa 6349; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked 'NWA 6349' to one side. 12 grams, 65 mm (78 grams total, 10 x 10 cm including case)
From the Sahara, N.W. Africa. Ex Chladnis Heirs. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original identification card. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Display
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Comprising four Goniatite sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. 2.36 kg, 20 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.