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LOT 1964
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Specimen
4 1/2 in. (667 grams, 11.5 cm).
An amethyst specimen with well-defined crystals within the cavern, in various sizes, the colours ranging from lavender to dark purple. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Private Shropshire, UK collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of five fossil bird bones. 25 grams total, 26-39 mm
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, U.S.A. Acquired in the 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Ammonoid Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A cluster of six fossil ammonoids displayed on a sub-triangular free-standing matrix. 1.38 kg, 18.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Phacops Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A fossil Phacops sp. trilobite on a matrix. 149 grams, 76 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.