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LOT 2011
Natural History - Fire Opal in Matrix Mineral Specimens
1 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (1.14 kg total, 36-63 mm).
A group of 50 matrices containing fire opal. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Chrysocolla Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A turquoise blue chrysocolla mineral specimen with black vein. 231 grams, 80 mm
From Lily Mine, Pisco Umay Dept., Peru. Private collection, Munster, Germany. -
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions. 1.07 grams, 17 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 68.2 grams, 75 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
