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LOT 2537
Fossil Fish in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (335 grams, 16.5 cm).
On a rectangular matrix, possibly Diplomystus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Green River formation, Wyoming, USA.
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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Fossil Collection
Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, circa 200-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group of fossils including ammonite, bivalve, tree section, 'devil's toenail', and others. 970 grams total, 5.2-10.7 cm
From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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Box of Eighteen [18] Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
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Boxed group of specimens including a hexagonal sapphire crystal, amethyst, lazurite, calcite, red jasper, quartz, malachite, prehnite(?), and others. 1.45 kg total, 0.8-11.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
On a rectangular matrix, showing good spine and tail detail. 469 grams, 18 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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.
