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LOT 1853
Natural History - Boxed Historic Azurite with Calcite Crystal Specimen
1 1/2 in. (55 grams, 40 mm).
Comprising dark blue azurite crystals with calcite and a small area with malachite; old label to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1853
Natural History - Boxed Historic Azurite with Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Natural History - Large Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising large irregular chunks of light blue calcite. 3.07 kg total, 65-92 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Fossil Smilodon Tooth
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.5 million years–10,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
The saber tooth from Smilodon fatalis, commonly known as a saber-toothed tiger. 588 grams, 20 cm
From the La Brea Tar Pits, USA. Originally acquired from a USA dealer. From an old Northern Ireland collection.
Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. -
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice
Triassic Period, circa 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The large slice with two polished faces showing some good detail. 1.11 kg, 19.2 cm
Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
