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LOT 2501
Natural History - NWA 6162 Mars Rock Meteorite
DISCOVERED IN 2009 A.D.
2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (8 grams total, 56 x 36 mm including case).
Classified as a Martian meteorite by the Meteoritical Society and details of its composition can be found on their website. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North West Africa.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Chinese Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Nickel iron meteorite (1AB), cleaned. 3.5 grams, 31 mm
Found Nantan, Nandan County, Guangzi Region, China. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Silver Moon Crystals, Southport, UK.
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 - NWA 15016 Mars Rock Meteorite
Discovered in 2022 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Classified as a Martian meteorite by the Meteoritical Society and details of its composition can be found on their website. 10.1 grams total, 58 x 38 mm including case
Found North West Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
