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LOT 2276
Natural History - British Mixed Pyrite with Ammonite Graveyards
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 190 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 - 3 in. (292 grams total, 20-76 mm).
Comprising three clusters with variously sized ammonites and three singular ammonite fossils, including Eoderoceras, Crucilobiceras and Uptonia(?). [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Charmouth, Dorset, England.
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LOT 2276
Natural History - British Mixed Pyrite with Ammonite Graveyards
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Each displaying banding in various colours and crystal filled cavities. 786 grams total, 73-80 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Charmouth Fossil Ammonite Group
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three matrices, each containing Promicroceras planicosta fossil ammonites. 341 grams total, 4.8-12 cm
From Charmouth, UK. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Group of Al Haggounia 001 Meteorites
Found Sahara 2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising ten variously sized samples. 17.6 grams total, 15.3-19.4 mm
Ex Adrian Contreras, Crater Meteorites, Spain. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Crater Meteorite certificate of authenticity card.
The Enstatite-rich Al Haggounia 001 meteorite was found in 2006, and some of the material from this meteorite has also been reported under the name of Northwest Africa 2828 (NWA 2828). The material is heavily weathered and appears to be quite old, possibly 20,000 years. The Enstatite is accompanied by iron-nickle metal, sulfides, graphite, and Schreibersite.
