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LOT 2230
Natural History - Flexicalymene Fossil Trilobite Nodule
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (115 grams total, 52 mm each).
The nodule opened to reveal the positive and negative of the fossilised trilobite. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2230
Natural History - Flexicalymene Fossil Trilobite Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic Green Smithsonite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Druse of light green crystals. 130 grams, 55 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Historic Cristobalite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The white crystals on haematite and quartz. 157 grams, 84 mm
From Mexico. Collected in person in 1970. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
Eocene Period, circa 55-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen; supplied in a carboard specimen tray. 21.4 grams, 50 mm
From the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
