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LOT 2307
Natural History - 'Star' Dust from Allende Meteorite Group
FOUND CIRCA 2010 A.D.
3 3/4 x 2 in. (2.07 grams total, 87 x 49 mm each including card).
Dust from the sawing of the Allende meteorite. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Mexico while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men.
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Both accompanied by an authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold.
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LOT 2307
Natural History - 'Star' Dust from Allende Meteorite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Natural History - Sand Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
Comprising six extinct sand shark teeth; supplied in a display frame. 4.12 grams total, 19-33 mm (40 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonite cut into halves and showing the internal crystallisation of the gas chambers. 124 grams total, 69 mm each
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A coarse octahedrite class IIB iron meteorite from a witnessed fall in the former USSR, showing exceptional ablation forms and surface preservation, cleaned. 11.7 grams, 19 mm
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Sikhote-Alin is an iron meteorite that fell on February, 13, 1947 on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in eastern Siberia. Though large iron meteorite falls had been witnessed previously and fragments recovered, never before in recorded history had a fall of this magnitude been observed. An estimated 70 tonnes of material survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth. The strewn field for this meteorite covered an elliptical area of about 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi). Some of the fragments made impact craters, the largest of which was about 26 m (85 ft) across and 6 m (20 ft) deep. Fragments of the meteorite were also driven into the surrounding trees. The Soviet Union issued a stamp for the 10th anniversary of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite shower and this reproduces a painting by P. J. Medvedev, a Soviet artist who witnessed the fall: he was sitting in his window starting a sketch when the fireball appeared, so he immediately began drawing what he saw.
