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LOT 2843
Large Australian Orange Gypsum Mineral Display Specimen
5 3/4 in. (464 grams, 14.5 cm).
A large specimen of radiating flat prismatic crystals in vibrant orange colour. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Australia.
Acquired Kettering, UK, in April 2002.
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.
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LOT 2843
Large Australian Orange Gypsum Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Massive Fossil Whale Vertebra
Miocene Period, Yorktown Formation, circa 23-5.3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Showing the edges of the neural arch and the base of transverse processes. 2.43 kg, 22 cm wide
From Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM3; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Large Cut and Polished Puddingstone Display Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With two lightly polished and laquered cut faces showing the internal structure of the specimen, approximately 40 mm thick. 2.88 kg, 21.5 cm
From Egypt. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.59 kg, 19 cm
From Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.
