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LOT 2689
Fossil Gastropod Specimen
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 201-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (284 grams, 94 mm).
Possibly Turritella, showing a tightly coiled shell on matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Fly in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A cylindrical section of honey-coloured amber containing a small fly to one side. 1.29 grams, 15 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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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Boat-Shaped Formation of Quartz after Anhydrite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
A boat-shaped cut section of a geode with large blade-shaped white crystals of quartz after anhydrite; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 2.6 kg total, 32 cm wide including stand
From Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Property of a London lady. -
Fly and Other Inclusions in Polished Amber
Oligocene Epoch, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Polished translucent pebble with a fly and two other inclusions. 1.21 grams, 16 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
