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LOT 2425
Natural History - Dravite Tourmaline Crystal Specimen Group [11]
5/8 - 2 in. (366 grams total, 16-49 mm).
Comprising variously sized specimens in mica. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2425
Natural History - Dravite Tourmaline Crystal Specimen Group [11]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Carcharocles megalodon tooth with some good polished enamel. 28.8 grams, 56 mm
From Florida, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Moss Bug Insect
Lower Cretaceous Period, circa 108-92 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Peloridiidae on a circular matrix. 90 grams, 10.6 cm
From the Crato Formation of the late Aptian-Cenomanian period, Nova Olinda Member, Ceara, Brazil. Acquired during 1990s. From an old Lincoln, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Rib Bone
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
A section of rib from the cave bear Ursus spelaeus. 55 grams, 13.8 cm
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Ursus spelaeus became extinct at the beginning of the last glacial maximum, roughly 27,500 years ago.