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LOT 2343
Fossil Asaphus Trilobite in Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN, CIRCA 470-458 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (65 grams, 54 mm).
Asaphus lepidurus with a semicircular headshield and tailshield separated by well-defined ribs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Putilova River, Volchov, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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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LOT 2343
Fossil Asaphus Trilobite in Matrix
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Cut and Polished Fossil Seed in Nodule
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The seed cut in half through the middle, exposing the internal structure. 370 grams total, 94 mm each
From London Clay, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. 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. -
Large Campo Del Cielo Meteorite
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A nickel-iron meteorite (IAB). 91 grams, 40 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8-ton Gancedo and 28.8-ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal, which was assumed to be an iron mine, and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774, Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990, it became protected by law. -
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising four polished specimens. 126 grams total, 47-83 mm
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.