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LOT 2521
Dicranurus Monstrosus Composite Fossil Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (666 grams, 12.8 cm).
Showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus odontopleurid trilobites; some restoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Historic British Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: plagioclase trachyte from Haddington, Scotland; monchiquite from Stenton, Haddington, Scotland; essexite from Crawford John, England; each with an old label. 1.85 kg total, 9.6-11 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
'Quiruvilca Mine' Pyrite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A mass of intergrown pyrite with three cut sides. 1.17 kg, 10.5 cm
Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, Peru. Ex Sam Weller, West Cornwall. De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.) -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite Lidded Trinket Box
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A square box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite sp. specimen. 548 grams, 91 x 91 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.