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LOT 1848
Natural History - Boxed Historic Quartz on Calcite Crystal Specimen
2 1/4 in. (173 grams, 58 mm).
Mainly comprising white small crystals on light yellow calcite matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1848
Natural History - Boxed Historic Quartz on Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With concave inner face, displaying smooth enamel and serrated edges; from Carcharocles megalodon. 155 grams, 10.6 cm
Ex J. Shaul collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: prismatic quartz crystals; brucite from Italy; a matrix with zircon from Minsk; sphalerite with calcite; microcline felspar; barite from Nchanga, Zambia; sphalerite from Nenthead; two felspar pyromorphite; and a lava bomb from Vesuvius, Italy. 829 grams total, 32-76 mm
Collected in person in 1966. 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 - British Polished Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, circa 200-180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished freestanding specimen of Asteroceras stellare. 409 grams, 11.2 cm
From Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone, Frodingham Ironstone, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
