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LOT 2226
Natural History - Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (227 grams total, 30-58 mm).
Pebble-like black specimens of meteoric glass of various shapes and sizes. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Footnotes
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
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LOT 2226
Natural History - Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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