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LOT 2673
Sulagiri LL6 Chondrite Meteorite End Cut
FELL 12 SEPTEMBER 2008 A.D.
3 in. (119 grams, 76 mm).
A large cut section with one polished face, inked find spot to one face; in a Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label and dealer's ticket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ex Big Kahuna Meteorites, USA.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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