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LOT 2430
Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/8 in. (522 grams, 16.2 cm).
Showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus odontopleurid trilobites; some restoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Brittle Star
Ordovician Period, circa 485-443 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An irregular matrix with Ophiuroidea sp. specimen; repaired. 367 grams, 13.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: pale pink heulandite from Nasik, India; galena from Sweet Water Mine, Missouri, USA; azurite and malachite from shaft no. 3, TCL Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia; aragonite 'sputnik' from Spain; galena and sphalerite from Callow Hill Quarry, Fontesbury, Shropshire; sphalerite with pyrite from Huaron Mining District, Cerro de Pasco, Peru; cluster of apophyllite crystals from Poona, India; stilbite from Poona, India; wolframite from Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; malachite displaying some silky lustre from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 893 grams total, 32-66 mm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
White Quartz Geode Slice with Amethyst Core
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Cut and polished slice showing dense intergrown layer of white quartz crystals, the centre with groups of small lavender-coloured amethyst crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 4.54 kg, 34 x 25 x 2cm, 52 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
