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LOT 2666
Insects in Polished Copal Amber
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (10.4 grams total, 14.7 cm).
A polished section containing a large number of insects and other inclusions; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Iridescent Pyrite with Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular host rock with micro crystals of pyrite and calcite producing an attractive display of colours. 43 grams, 53 mm
From Abbeyton Quarry, Ballysadare, County Sligo, Ireland, October 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. -
Dactylioceras Fossil Ammonites
Lower Jurassic Period, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A matrix containing multiple fossils and two clear Dactylioceras specimens. 140 grams, 90 mm
From Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Fossil Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Displaying well-defined ribs to the carapace, and good detail to the head. 812 grams, 10.4 cm
From Hunstanton, Indiana, USA. 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.
