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LOT 2324
Natural History - Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Cut Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (1.04 kg, 21.5 cm).
With one partially polished face displaying dark red banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Pyrite Chunk 'Fools Gold' Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a number of specimens with metallic lustre. 1.3 kg total, 20-35 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Crab on Matrix
Eocene-Miocene Period, 58-5.3 million years B.P.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix. 1.47 kg, 13.5 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 240 grams total, 67-87 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.