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LOT 2225
Natural History - 'Australian' Polished Stromatolite Chert Slice
JEERINAH FORMATION, CIRCA 2.7 BILLION YEARS B.P.
9 in. (549 grams, 23 cm).
Proterozoic with typical veins in cream, russet, brown and grey, with an identification label to one end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFropm Pilbara, Western Australia.
Ex Australian natural history market.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2225
Natural History - 'Australian' Polished Stromatolite Chert Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to a tabular-shape with insect and other inclusions. 1.65 grams, 32 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic Canadian Silver Ore Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Displaying characteristic pinkish 'cobalt bloom'. 153 grams, 59 mm
From Ontario, Canada. Collected in person in 1963. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw, displaying a canine and four other teeth. 424 grams, 24.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
