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LOT 2787
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 - 4 1/4 in. (269 grams total, 10.5-10.7 cm).
Cleoniceras sp. displaying the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 2787
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: galena, collection number 250; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 236; pyrite, collection number 94; pyrite and copper from Norway, collection number 230; agate geode half from Mexico, collection number 83; rose quartz from Brazil, collection number 64; hematite, collection number 392; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 193; dolomite from Avant, Arkansas, USA, collection number 285. 4.28 kg total, 7.2-12 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Boxed Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each freestanding and with bevelled edges. 84 grams total, 60-70 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic 'Minehead, Somerset' Mossottite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying sky-blue, light turquoise-blue and blue-white colours, collection number 390. 143 grams, 68 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
