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LOT 2741
Saint-Severin LL6 Chondrite Meteorite Slice
FELL 27 JUNE 1966 A.D.
2 1/8 in. (27.12 grams, 55 mm).
A cut and polished slice with inked find location to the edge; in a Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label and dealer's card. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Charente, France.
Ex Robert Haag collection, Tucson, AZ, USA.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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