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LOT 2912
Large Cut and polished Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (1.9 kg, 17 cm).
Cut along the grain, with good exposure of the individual grain modules, probably from Madagascar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a Scottish geologist.
Previously with a Surrey, UK, geologist.
Ex Dr Ron Bonewitz collection.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2912
Large Cut and polished Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Lazurite Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Dark blue lazurite on matrix. 129 grams, 74 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Rhodonite Boulder Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rough boulder showing vibrant pink manganese inosilicate with contrasting black manganese oxide veining. 1.81 kg, 16 cm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Mushroom and Lettuce Coral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising one lettuce coral specimen and three mushroom coral specimens. 1.19 kg total, 10.4-33 cm
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.
N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only.