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LOT 2676
Natural History - Brachinite NWA 6349 Meteorite Slice
FOUND 2010 A.D.
2 1/2 in. (4 x 4 in.) (12 grams, 65 mm (78 grams total, 10 x 10 cm including case)).
A scarce brachinite slice recorded as: Northwest Africa 6349; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked 'NWA 6349' to one side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Sahara, N.W. Africa.
Ex Chladnis Heirs.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original identification card.
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