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LOT 2075
Natural History - Deep Blue Sodalite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (1.12 kg total, 20-46 mm).
Comprising variously sized rough pieces. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2075
Natural History - Deep Blue Sodalite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Large Crinoid Fossil Display Plate
Silurian Period, circa 443-416 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Presenting two large Scyphocrinus elegans crinoids with remains of other crinoids. 6 kg, 35 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An iron meteorite (chemical group IIAB) with a coarse octahedrite structure. 11.6 grams, 24 mm
From Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorye, Russia. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am. local time on 12th February, 1947. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41 degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact. -
Natural History - British Polished Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, circa 200-180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished freestanding specimen of Asteroceras stellare. 409 grams, 11.2 cm
From Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone, Frodingham Ironstone, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.