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LOT 2420
Fossil Bivalve Display
PROBABLY CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 93-89 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 3/4 in. (5.28 kg, 32.2 cm).
A matrix containing a bivalve and single ammonite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three polished examples showing some inner structure. 223 grams total, 63-65 mm
Found Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex gallery. -
White Fluorite and Pyrite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A matrix with fluorite, calcite and druzy pyrite. 112 grams, 82 mm
From Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain. From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an old collection label. -
Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Piriform in profile with glossy, pitted surface; displayed in a glazed wooden presentation case. 425 grams total, 24.9 x 11.3 cm
From Asia. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
