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LOT 2649
Insect Inclusions in Polished Amber
OLIGOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (8.5 grams total, 28-33 mm).
Comprising three roughly cylindrical sections of amber, each with an insect inclusion. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Insects and Other Inclusions in Polished Amber
Oligocene Epoch, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Translucent section of amber containing two small insects and other inclusions. 7.52 grams, 62 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Auricaria Pinecone
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Auricaria Mirabilis cone from an extinct coniferous tree. 133 grams total, 63 mm each
From Argentina, South America, 1998. 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. -
CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Cut and Polished Meteorite Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A cut and polished section of Sueilila 003 chondrite showing large chondrules and small CAIs in dark iron-rich matrix. 21.5 grams, 60 mm
Found Rio de Oro, Western Sahara, North Africa. Ex The Meterorite Market, Port Townsend, W.A., USA.; acquired August 2016. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a 'The Meterorite Market' dealer card and in a Swiss membrane box.
