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LOT 2561
Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 5/8 in. (923 grams, 11.8 cm).
A freestanding Mellitella sp. ammonite showing well preserved ribs, information sticker to the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Metcanthina Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, circa 419-358 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A Metacanthina barrandei trilobite showing shell structure, eyes and side antennae; on a matrix. 177 grams, 70 mm
From Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Historic Stunning Orpiment Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Displaying vivid yellow and reddish orange colours, high arsenic content, collection number 267. 180 grams, 63 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. -
Natural History - Large Quantity of Polished Green Tourmaline Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The colour ranging from light to dark green. 516 grams total, 4-15 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
