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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
A quartz crystal 'flower' specimen. 312 grams, 12.6 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A pair of cut and polished fossil ammonite halves, each displaying the gas chambers; possibly Cleoniceras sp. 237 grams total, 90-92 mm
From Madagascar.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
From Madagascar.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A Nantan meteorite classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and with more than ten minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, scheribersite, triolite, graphite and others; accompanied by a information slip: 'Nantan Meteorite / The meteorite is from the witnessed fall in Guangxi, China in 1516 AD. 'During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction.... waving like snakes and dragons. / 4 Billion years old. Struck earth in the 16th Century.' 13.3 grams, 36 mm
Acquired UK, 2020.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by an information slip.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516 as recorded in ancient Chinese texts. The fireball exploded during descent which resulted in the shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area 28km x 8km in Nandan County, Guangxi, China.
Acquired UK, 2020.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by an information slip.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516 as recorded in ancient Chinese texts. The fireball exploded during descent which resulted in the shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area 28km x 8km in Nandan County, Guangxi, China.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A cluster of Kosmoceras sp. fossil ammonites in a matrix. 697 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth with polished tooth enamel. 110 grams, 92 mm
From Georgia, USA.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
From Georgia, USA.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A Mastodon bone carving depicting a stylised face with emphasised features. 444 grams, 11.5 cm
From the Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
From the Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A group of six polished agate geode slices; colour-enhanced. 396 grams total, 8.7-11.8 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 68.2 grams, 75 mm
From Florida, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
From Florida, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
A group of 20 crystalline labradorite specimens of dark colour, with a waxy lustre; a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral first identified in Labrador, Canada, which can display an iridescent effect. 2.79 kg total, 4.6-10.6 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions; Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. 6.83 grams, 27 mm
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad.
From an Essex, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3199.
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad.
From an Essex, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3199.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
An amorphous matrix displaying at least three fossil Libellula doris dragonfly larvae and another fossil; held in a collector's presentation box. 205 grams total, 16 x 13.5 cm including box
Ex Gloucestershire, UK, collection.
Ex Gloucestershire, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A large free standing Sporadoceras sp. goniatite, polished through to reveal the calcite preserved inside and showing the dividing gas chambers known as suture patterns. 805 grams, 15.5 cm
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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