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LOT 2394
Iridescent Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (479 grams, 12.7 cm).
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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White Quartz Crystal Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
A polished geode section with large prismatic quartz crystals in flower-like radiating clusters; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 16.4 kg, 30 x 34 x 23 cm, 35 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Polished Composite Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A circular composite plate composed of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 617 grams, 22.5 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Meteoritic Tektite Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising two rounded specimens and one long ,branch-like specimen. 112 grams total, 5-10.3 cm
Private collection, London, UK.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
