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LOT 2582
Natural History - Carbonaceous CK 4/5 NWA 4026 Meteorite Slice
FOUND 2005 A.D.
1 5/8 in. (3 7/8 x 3 in.) (12.1 grams, 41 mm (67 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)).
A cut end section of carbonaceous chondrite recorded as: Northwest Africa 4026; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked 'NWA 4026' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco/Algeria.
Ex Hanno Strufe Meteorites, Germany.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original identification card.
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LOT 2582
Natural History - Carbonaceous CK 4/5 NWA 4026 Meteorite Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Enstatite Happy Canyon Meteorite Slice
Found 1971 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A scarce enstatite achondrite stony meteorite section; displayed in a Swiss membrane box with an inked 'H314.52 to one side. 7.57 grams, 29 mm (61 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)
Ex American Meteorite Laboratory specimen number H314.52. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an old original identification card.
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Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, Namibia' Wulfenite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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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.