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LOT 2173
Natural History - Indo-Chinite Black Meteoritic Glass Tektite Group
FOUND CIRCA 2010 A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 in. (30 grams total, 33-37 mm).
Black tektite pair formed from the impact of a meteorite. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Accompanied by a card from Steve Arnold and an information sheet on tektites.
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LOT 2173
Natural History - Indo-Chinite Black Meteoritic Glass Tektite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
An assemblage comprising a number of polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 750 grams, 24.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - British Wild Boar and Other Fossil Bone Group
Late Pleistocene Period, 1.5 million-7,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Including wild boar, deer, and others, comprising: neck vertebrae, collar bone, ball-shaped finial of the bone, etc. 1.54 kg total, 6.2-23 cm
Found Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Nantan Iron Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., discovered 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A nickel iron meteorite (111CD) with a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel. 36 grams, 48 mm
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, U.K. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity card from Steve Arnold and a copy of the sales listing.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others.
