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LOT 2609
NWA 3133 Carbonaceous CV7 Chondrite Meteorite
FELL 27 JUNE 1966 A.D.
1 5/8 in. (15.9 grams, 42 mm).
With one cut and polished face, inked collection number 'NWA 3133' to one face; in a Swiss membrane box and with a dealer's card. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Northwest Africa in 2004.
Ex The Hupe Collection, Tacoma, WA, USA.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2609
NWA 3133 Carbonaceous CV7 Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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