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LOT 2418
Australian Fossil Insect Cocoon Pair
HOLOCENE PERIOD, FROM 11,700 B.P.
2 - 2 1/4 in. (121 grams total, 53-57 mm).
Two insect cocoons from Leptopius duponti, each with a characteristic opening. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Australia.
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.
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Fossil Promicroceras Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, circa 199-190 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two irregular matrices, each with a Promicoceras sp. ammonite specimen. 216 grams total, 6.6-12.7 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed English and Spanish Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: goethite from Wheal Drea, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall; pyromorphite from Driggith Mine, Cadbeck, Cumbria; green fluorite from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall; goethite from Wheal Castle, Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall; aragonite from Los Molinillos-La Vacariza, Minglanilla, Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha, Spain; prismatic quartz from Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall; galena and fluorite from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham; fluorite and Baryte from Milldam Mine, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire; ferberite from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall; ferberite from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall; goethite from Barngate Level, Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. 2.7 kg total, 4.2-11.5 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. -
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Collection of Natural Ruby Crystals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two tabular, hexagonal crystals and four fragments, one being cut to a rectangular shape. 5.51 grams total, 8-16 mm
Private collection, London, UK.
