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LOT 2358
Fossil and Mineral Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 184.2-174.7 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 9 7/8 in. (4.16 kg total, 5.9-25 cm).
Comprising: a reconstructed assemblage matrix with Liparoceras ammonites, bivalves, and a belemnite; an ammonite partial; a gryphaea fossil; and a matrix with mica and aventurine. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
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Large Brown Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising twenty large irregular specimens. 4.92 kg total, 5.8-10.3 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Spinosaurus Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two teeth with some root; repaired. 73 grams total, 66-71 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Rissani Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Polished End Cut
Found 2003 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cut and polished end section of NWA 2083, inked collector's note to one side. specimen weight 19.44 grams, 31mm
From Rissani, Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa. Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Ex USA collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original dealer label and Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label.