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LOT 2453
Fossil Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 444-439 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (68 grams, 52 mm).
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail on the carapace. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. 1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Agate Geode Display with Pink Druzy Quartz
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
With thick agate borders and an interior window revealing pink druzy coating over nascent stalactites; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.88 kg, 17.5 x 17 x 8 cm, 24 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Mamites Ammonite Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 93-89 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two horned ammonite Mamites sp. specimens on a matrix. 1.56 kg, 15.7 cm wide
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
