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LOT 2700
Rose Quartz and Mica Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
2 3/87 in. (60 grams, 61 mm).
Quartz matrix containing clusters of small rose quartz crystals and vitreous mica crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Carancas H4-5 Chondrite Meteorite with Fusion Crust
Fell 15 September 2007 in PeruSold for (Inc. bp): £143
An irregular, uncut specimen. 2.72 grams, 15 mm
Found Carancas, Chucuito, Puno, Peru. Ex Aerolite Meteorites. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an Aerolite Meteorites dealer card, photograph of the impact crater, and set in a Swiss membrane box.
In the afternoon of September 15 2007, at 4.45pm UTC, the small town of Carancas in Provincia Chucuito, Peru, was shaken by an enormous detonation. Eye witnesses described a smoke trail that had descended from the sky and had exploded on contact with the ground, breaking windows and the debris causing damage on the buildings. A mushroom-shaped explosion cloud was seen rising from the impact site and was visible for several minutes above the 13.8 meter crater. -
Wulfenite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
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A vibrant yellow-orange tabular crystal on matrix. 5.19 grams, 22 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
