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LOT 2400
Natural History - Amethyst Mineral Specimen
4 1/4 in. (657 grams, 11 cm high).
A free-standing section of a geode with amethyst crystals of good colour. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Pair
Miocene Period, circa 25 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10
Comprising two polished examples. 140 grams total, 58-68 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Cleoniceras sp. displaying the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers. 269 grams total, 10.5-10.7 cm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 18 grams, 10.5 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
