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LOT 2448
Fossil Agadir Ammonite Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 5/8 in. (2.73 kg, 22 cm).
The pair on a matrix, possibly Calycoceras. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
The outer layer of green celadonite beautifully polished, the interior with dark purple prismatic amethyst crystals, and at the top, an aggregate of white rhombohedral calcite crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 5.68 kg, 27 x 20 x 10 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. 1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Reptile Footprints in Matrix
Permian Period, circa 299-298 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The matrix containing three Salichnium decessus type fossilised amphibian footprints; an information sticker on the reverse. 227 grams, 18 cm
From Saint Afrique, Aueyron, France. 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.
