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LOT 1994
Natural History - A Large Quantity of Blue Sodalite Mineral Chips
1/8 - 5/8 in. (575 grams total, 1-15 mm).
A large quantity of blue sodalite mineral chips of various sizes, shapes and shades of blue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1994
Natural History - A Large Quantity of Blue Sodalite Mineral Chips
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - A Large Quantity of Blue Sodalite Mineral Chips
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A large quantity of blue sodalite mineral chips of various sizes, shapes and shades of blue. 575 grams total, 1-15 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of two eggshell sections from the Giant Elephant Bird Aepyornis sp.; supplied in a display case. 221 grams total, 13.5 x 15.7 cm including case
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an identification slip.
Elephant bird was a gigantic, flightless bird, measuring nearly 10 feet in height, and lived on the island of Madagascar until it became extinct, possibly as late as the 17th century. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 83 grams, 82 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
