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LOT 1723
Natural History - Copal with Spider and Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 in. (33 grams, 15 cm).
A tapering finger of copal with spider and insect inclusions; held in a display box with a decorative fabric cover. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Pyrite Crystal 'Flower' Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A group of three pyrite crystal, or 'fool's gold' 'flowers'. 430 grams total, 49-61 mm
From Huanaco, Peru. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Nantan Meteorite with Polished Section
Fell 1516 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A Nantan meteorite classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and with more than ten minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, scheribersite, triolite, graphite and others; accompanied by a information slip: 'Nantan Meteorite / The meteorite is from the witnessed fall in Guangxi, China in 1516 AD. 'During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction.... waving like snakes and dragons. / 4 Billion years old. Struck earth in the 16th Century.' 13.3 grams, 36 mm
Acquired UK, 2020. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by an information slip.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516 as recorded in ancient Chinese texts. The fireball exploded during descent which resulted in the shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area 28km x 8km in Nandan County, Guangxi, China. -
Natural History - Crystal Geode Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Two halves of a crystal geode, exposing colour-enhanced crystals to the inner surfaces. 2.57 kg total, 14.5 -15.2 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
