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LOT 1792
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite Pancake Crystal 'Paper Weight'
2 5/8 in. (183 grams, 66 mm).
Naturally formed 'flower' with smaller inner crystals and larger crystals to the edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1792
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite Pancake Crystal 'Paper Weight'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two polished, dome-shaped masses, each with a central Goniatite sp. specimen and other fossils. 818 grams total, 11.5 cm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
From the lower jaw, displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp.; repaired. 147 grams, 96 mm
Found in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The freestanding matrix with mainly octahedral dark crystals. 374 grams, 10.9 cm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. 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.
