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LOT 2806
Beryl Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
3 3/8 in. (125 grams, 85 mm).
Hexagonal blue beryl crystal on quartz matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Fossil Presbyornis Bird Footprints
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A rectangular matrix containing two footprints, emphasised with white chalk; rare. 108 grams, 76 mm
From Locality 3, The Green River Formation, Spanish Fork Canyon, Soldier Summit, near Provo, Utah, 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. -
Beetle in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to a slanting pyramidal shape, containing a beetle with two small bubbles at its rear end. 4.88 grams, 35 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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. -
Pyrite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A cuboid pyrite crystal displaying metallic lustre. 318 grams, 41 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.