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LOT 2668
Fossil Sand Shark Teeth Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (42 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand).
Comprising seven Otodus obliquus teeth in a display frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Amber Topaz Crystal Specimen Group [20]
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Comprising twenty amber-coloured pebbles. 223 grams total, 17-37 mm
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Fossil Sand Shark Teeth
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a large number of Otodus obliquus teeth. 50 grams total, 15-28 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: five mineral specimens in glass bottles; gypsum from Mexico, collection number 79; cerussite from Ireland, collection number 284; granite from England, collection number 406; quartzite from North Transvaal, South Africa; and three large mineral specimens. 5.25 kg total, 2.5-19 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Four specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.