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image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1477
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AUSTRALITE TEKTITE: Flanged button, 4 grams, an exceptional specimen. [Found on the Nullabor Plain in Australia. Most scientists believe australites formed during a large asteroid impact which ejected myriad small rocks right out of the atmosphere that acquired their streamlined, aerodynamic forms when they re-entered Earth's atmosphere while molten and travelling at high velocity. Most australites are found in Southern Australia below 25 degrees latitude. Indigenous Australians termed australites ooga ("staring eyes") and they were used as sacred objects or as cutting tools. NASA used the shape of "flanged button" australiates in designing re-entry modules for the Apollo program in the 1960s] (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000



Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 2300

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1478
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CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE: Large iron meteorite, 28x24x16cm, 26.388kg. [Found in the remote Campo Del Cielo ("Field of Heaven") in Argentina, 1000km NNW of Buenos Aires; field contains at least 26 craters, the largest 115x91m; first reported in 1576, a total of about 100 tonnes of material has been recovered, including two massive pieces of 29 & 31 tonnes respectively. A 634kg 'pebble' was gifted to the British Museum in 1813] (Image1)

Estimate AU$28,000



Opening AU$ 21,000.00
Sold...AU$ 21,000.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 21000

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1479
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HAMILTON METEORITE: Stony meteorite, veined olivine-hypersthene chondrite, 15x12cm, 1.142kg. [Found in 1966 at Hamilton Station, near Dirranbandi, Queensland, almost buried by mud in flood-plain of the Balonne River; the total weight found was 68kg, and the main mass is housed in the University of New England in Armidale NSW. A 43g example is for sale online for US$173] (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000



Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1480
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LIBYAN DESERT GLASS: Impactite (Tektite), formed from a meteorite impact about 29 million years ago, 46g. [Found scattered over Libya and Egypt; relics and artefacts incorporating this naturally-made glass have been discovered amongst the ruins of ancient Egypt, including in King Tut-ankh-amun's pectoral breastplate. More attractive than a 97g example available for sale online for US$763] (Image1)

Estimate AU$450



Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 340

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1481
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LUNAR METEORITE: NWA 11273, Lunar (Feldspathic Breccia), 12.15g, about 6x5cm. [Found in April 2017 near Tindouf, Algeria; a specimen was sent for analysis to confirm that it originated from the Moon, and was officially accepted as a Lunar Feldspathic Breccia Meteorite in October 2017; a total of 2808 grams of the meteorite were excavated from the location] The illustration is above Lot 1480. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500



Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1482
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MARTIAN METEORITE: Martian Shergottite-balsatic, 2.67g, about 26x22mm. [From observed fall on 3.10.1962 in Nigeria; ejected from Mars by an impact event, and landing on Earth as a meteorite after crossing interplanetry space. As of September 2020, only 277 meteorites have been classified as originating from Mars] (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000



Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1483
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MOLDAVITE TEKTITE: Elongated, serrated-edge specimen 7x1 cm, 6 grams, a remarkable piece of natural art; plus reference book 'Moldavite: Mysterious Tears from Heaven' by Dr Radek Hanus [English edition, Czechoslovakia, 2016]. [Moldavite is a forest-green virteos silica projectile formed by a meteorite impact, probably about 15 million years ago in the area of southern Germany] (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,400



Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1050

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1484
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MUNDRABILLA METEORITE: Iron meteorite, 9x6x4cm, 418g. [Found in 1911 on the Nullabor plain in Western Australia; it is one of the largest meteorites found in Australia with a total known weight of 22 tonnes; the single largest fragment (main mass) of 12.4 tonnes is now housed in the Western Australia Museum. Examples weighing 106g & 139g are available for sale online for $1060 & $486 respectively] (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000



Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1485
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Cat No:Collection

ODESSA METEORITE: Iron meteorite, coarse octahedrite, 10x9x7cm, 962g. [Found in 1922 in the group of five meteorite craters near Odessa, Texas, the largest of which has a diameter of 165m. A similar example weighing 565g is available for sale online for US$988] (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800



Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1350
image Sale No: 246
Lot No:1486
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SEYMCHAN METEORITE: Pallasite meteorite, attractive slice on display stand, 18x19cm, 455g. [Found in 1967 in the dry bed of the Yasachnaya River near the settlement of Seymchan, Russia. The main mass of 272kg was donated to the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Small fragments of only 11g & 34g are for sale online for US$173 & US$1667 respectively] (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000



Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00


Closed..Dec-02-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800


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