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LOT 2381
Large Fossil Dactylioceras Ammonite Nodule
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.36 kg total, 9.7-11.6 cm).
A large, rounded pebble containing a Dactylioceras tenuicostatum specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Fish and Insects on Matrix Group
Cretaceous to Eocene Period, circa 145-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a Knightia alta fish on a round matrix, a grasshopper, and a flying insect. 322 grams total, 81-99 mm
Property of an Essex gallery. -
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Collection of Cabochon Rubies
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising six polished cabochons, some lead glass-filled. 5.15 grams total, 8-11 mm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Piriform in profile with glossy, pitted surface; displayed in a glazed wooden presentation case. 425 grams total, 24.9 x 11.3 cm
From Asia. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
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.
