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LOT 2287
Natural History - Large NWA 15250 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Case
FOUND 2022 A.D.
3 3/8 in. (51 grams total, 84 mm wide including case).
The cut and polished slice held in a custom-made collector's display box. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Sahara Desert, North Africa.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by a specimen identification card from Adrian Contreras Gomez.
Footnotes
Chondrites are the oldest materials in the solar system with an estimated age of formation of 4.55 billion years.
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LOT 2287
Natural History - Large NWA 15250 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Case
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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