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LOT 1887
Natural History - NWA 13306 Moon Dust in Glass Vial
FOUND 2020 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.1 grams total, bottle 37 mm high).
A glass bottle with cork stopper containing dust from NWA 13306, classified as Lunar feldspathic breccia (moon dust). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Expo Meteoritos.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by a Expo Meteoritos information card
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