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LOT 2429
Group of Six [6] Fossilised Coral Specimens
3 - 5 in. (1.73 kg total, 7.5-12.6 cm).
Comprising six brown specimens showing the structure of polyps. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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![Group of Three [3] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/256039-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three freestanding sections with polished faces showing mainly grey and brown banding, and each with a central crystal-lined cavity. 2.06 kg total, 9.7-12.2 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
![Group of Ten [10] Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/256051-s.jpg)
Group of Ten [10] Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising ten irregular, rounded pieces with typical surface indentations. 45 grams total, 16-33 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments. -
Knightia Multiple Fossil Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An oval plate with four Knightia alta specimens. 161 grams, 13.8 cm
From Wyoming, USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah), in the Green River Formation, are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Uinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time.
