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LOT 2647
Natural History - Carbonaceous NWA 12590 Meteorite Slice
FOUND 2018 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3 7/8 x 3 in.) (10.7 grams, 37 mm (58 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)).
A cut slice of carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) recorded as: Northwest Africa 12590; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked ' NWA 12590' to the edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Sahara, N.W. Africa.
Ex SV-Meteorites, Prague.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original identification card.
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LOT 2647
Natural History - Carbonaceous NWA 12590 Meteorite Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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