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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]
ProvenanceFrom the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesTektites 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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Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising three insects set in a resin block, comprising: a unicorn beetle from Australia; a flower mantis from Vietnam; a devil spider from Americas. 272 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Discovered in 1822 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; classified as a stony–iron pallasite, Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors. 0.66 grams, 11 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Steve Arnold. -
Natural History - Fossil Scutellum Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 380-360 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A Scutellum sp. specimen displaying good detail to the carapace. 234 grams, 94 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
