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LOT 2397
Large Polished Orthoceras Fossil Oval Platter
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 in. (1.42 kg total, 35.5 cm).
Shallow platter carved from fossiliferous stone containing several Orthoceras specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Large Group of Forty-Two [42] Cleaved Optical Calcite Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising forty-two calcite rhombs displaying characteristic double refraction. 1.54 kg total, 24-42 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Cut and Polished Banded Agate Crystal Geode Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Thick slice of 'fortress' agate with grey, brown, black and orange banding, the internal cavity lined with small pale purple amethyst crystals. 575 grams, 24.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Shrimp Cluster
Late Cretaceous, circa 100.5-93.9 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Polygonal matrix with a number of shrimp fossils. 283 grams, 16.2 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
