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LOT 2647
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
2 3/8 in. (83 grams, 60 mm).
A cluster of white quartz crystals with two amethyst finials containing hematite platelets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Polished Fossil Brachiopod
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A large specimen of possibly Brachiopoda articulata. 653 grams, 86 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Acquire Sheringham, UK, in 1999. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Pebble-like black specimens of meteoric glass of mainly oval shape. 113 grams total, 32-55 mm
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Molar Tooth
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
From Mammuthus Primigenius, inked collector's note 'VM19' to one side. 600 grams, 13.2 cm
From Asland, Montana, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
