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LOT 2423
Fossil Knightia Fish Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (170 grams total, 82-90 mm).
Comprising two rectangular matrices, each with a Knightia alta specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wyoming, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: malachite on azurite, sodalite, pyrite, malachite, imperial topaz, colourless topaz, azurite in granite, bicoloured tourmaline, and others. 407 grams total, 27-59 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
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Bismuth Specimen Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two hopper crystals exhibiting stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. 49 grams total, 28-33 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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.
