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LOT 2280
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Specimen
2 7/8 in. (283 grams, 72 mm).
Comprising lavender-coloured prismatic crystals on a freestanding cut matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The Knightia alta on a round matrix, showing good detail. 83 grams, 12.3 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mesosiderite Stony-Iron Meteorite
Found circa 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; Vaca Muerta. 1.67 grams, 20 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Mainly Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An interesting group of fossils comprising: four polished orthoceras specimens; a polished goniatite; three polished coral specimens; two Otodus obliquus teeth on matrices; a clam shell; ammonites; various dinosaur bones, one with a an old typed note; a section of Pycnodont fish on a matrix. 1.89 kg total, 1.3-11 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.