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LOT 2397
Natural History - NWA 2947 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Case
1 1/4 in. (4.75 grams total, 32 mm wide including case).
A cut slice of NWA 2947 L5 chondrite meteorite, held in a collector's case; found North West Africa. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sahara Desert, North Africa.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2397
Natural History - NWA 2947 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Case
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Meteorite Dust from NWA Meteorites in Display Vial
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A small glass vial of meteoritic dust with a screw cap. 4.79 grams total, 24 mm
From the Sahara Desert, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Chinese Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.DSold for (Inc. bp): £52
An amorphous fragment of nickel iron meteorite (1AB), cleaned. 3.25 grams, 23 mm
Found Nantan, Nandan County, Guangzi Region, China. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. In 2000, pieces of the Nantan meteorite were incorporated into an art installation for The Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, England. Today, a plaque commemorates the occasion. -
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice Group
Triassic Period, circa 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three polished specimens. 545 grams total, 8-12.6 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
