Loading, please wait...
LOT 2343
Natural History - Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [120]
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (1 kg total, 14-29 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of specimens showing a beautiful play of colour. [120, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2343
Natural History - Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [120]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
-
Natural History - Crinoid Fossil Display Plate
Silurian Period, circa 443-416 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Presenting a fossil crinoid in a matrix, possibly Scyphocrinus sp., with the remain of another on the reverse. 658 grams, 17 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite Group
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two large and one smaller Perisphinctids indogermanus ammonite. 369 grams total, 55-78 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 240 grams total, 67-87 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.