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LOT 2563
Large Cut and Polished Fossilised Tree Trunk Section
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 235 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 in. (2.55 kg, 19.7 cm).
Lacquered and displaying beautiful red and brown banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Historic 'Brazil' Tourmaline Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Black variety with crystals showing striations, collection number 72. 120 grams, 53 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Sulagiri LL6 Chondrite Meteorite End Cut
Fell 12 September 2008 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A large cut section with one polished face, inked find spot to one face; in a Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label and dealer's ticket. 119 grams, 76 mm
Found Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India. Ex Big Kahuna Meteorites, USA. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Encapsulated Meteorite Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising ten encapsulated specimen cards with meteorite fragments from: Chinga Meteorite, Russia; Gibeon Meteorite from Namibia; fragments from Namibia/Botswana; and Kalahari Plateau, Africa. 90 grams total, 30 x 22 cm
From Applause, Inc., California, 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.
