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LOT 2855
Natural History - Brachinite NWA 3151 Meteorite Slice
FOUND 2005 A.D.
4 x 4 in. (13 grams, 64 mm (78.9 grams total, 10 x 10 cm including case)).
A cut slice of brachinite, recorded as: Northwest Africa 3151; displayed in a Swiss membrane box with an inked 'NWA 3151' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sahara, N.W. Africa.
Ex Hupé collection, U.S.A.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
The total known weight of the meteorite is 1500 grams in a single oriented stone with a translucent honey brown crust, and it measured 115 mm x 130 mm x 85 mm prior to cutting.
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LOT 2855
Natural History - Brachinite NWA 3151 Meteorite Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Displaying vivid lemon-yellow and straw-yellow colours, collection number 340. 77 grams, 46 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Italy' Sulphur on Aragonite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Large specimen with lemon-yellow crystals, collection number 516; repaired. 778 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Hadrosaur Dinosaur Egg
Cretaceous Period, 100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
A large Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg retaining evidence of the original leathery surface. 3.4 kg, 16 cm
Acquired 1983-1990. Private collection, Hove, UK.
Hadrosaurs were large dinosaurs, growing up to 10 metres in length, belonging to the ‘Duck-Billed’ group of dinosaurs. They are considered the ‘herd animal’ of the Cretaceous, having been found buried together in their thousands. Dinosaur egg fossils are known from approximately two-hundred sites around the word, particularly in Asia. This nest comes from the Xixia Formation, Henan region of China, which produces some of the best preserved eggs in the world. These eggs can yield entire embryos within them, making them an essential tool for understanding the biology of these creatures.
