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LOT 2809
NWA 8038 Carbonaceous Chondrite (CO3.5) Polished Meteorite
1 1/2 in. (27.3 grams, 38 mm).
Cut with a triangular cross-section, composed of small chondrules and fine-grained CAI in a dark brown matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Morocco, North Africa, 2006.
Ex The Meteorite Market, Port Townsend, W. A., USA.
Ex USA market.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a 'The Meteorite Market' dealer card and a Swiss membrane box.
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LOT 2809
NWA 8038 Carbonaceous Chondrite (CO3.5) Polished Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and good polished tooth enamel. 76 grams, 92 mm
From Georgia, USA. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; acquired between 1930 and 1960. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Fluorite Bowl Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A shallow footed bowl formed of translucent fluorite and displaying attractive purple banding. 23.9 grams, 50 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fly in Polished Baltic Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Section of amber containing a small fly. 2.3 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
