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LOT 2675
Natural History - Lunar NWA 10133 Meteorite Slice
FOUND 2014 A.D.
1 3/8 in. (3 7/8 x 3 in.) (1.14 grams, 34 mm (47 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)).
A cut teardrop-shaped slice of feldspathic regolithic breccia, recorded as: Northwest Africa 10133; displayed in a Swiss membrane box and with an inked 'NWA 10133' to one side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From North West Africa.
Ex SV-Meteorites, Prague.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original identification card.
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