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LOT 1937
Natural History - Aragonite 'Sputnik' Cluster Crystal Group
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (358 grams total, 23-34 mm).
A group of 50 red aragonite 'sputnik' clusters, each formed from several pseudohexagonal crystals. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1937
Natural History - Aragonite 'Sputnik' Cluster Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A fossil mastodon tusk with later carved stylised face. 100 grams, 94 mm
Acquired 1980s. London, UK, collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Fossil Macrolepidotus Fish
Middle Devonian Period, circa 360 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A fossil Osteolepis macrolepidotus fish in matrix. 830 grams, 18.5 cm
From Cruaday Hill Quarry, Orkney Isles, Scotland. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - British Heteromorph Fossil Ammonite with Bivalves Display
Jurassic Period, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A heteromorph fossil Spiroceras annulatum ammonite together with Neocrassina miodularis bivalves in an amorphous matrix; collector's hand written label 'Burton Bradstock 1002' to reverse; Inferior Oolite, Garantiana Zone. 972 grams, 16.5 cm
From Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector.
