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LOT 2010
Natural History - Fossil Beetle
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (162 grams, 10.6 cm).
A fossil beetle in matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Santana Formation, Brazil.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Mesacristata Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A Hollardops mesacristata trilobite on a matrix. 154 grams, 75 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Rehamnanus Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A fossil Paralejurus rehamnanus trilobite on a matrix. 234 grams, 92 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - 'Spartan Basalt' Polished Green Porphyry Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A large cut section of green porphyry mined in Greece, possibly in ancient Roman times. 1.22 kg, 18.1 cm
From Greece. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
