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LOT 2333
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (446 grams, 13.5 cm).
The Ophiura sp. in a dynamic position with its whip-like arms crossed over. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Nantan Iron Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., discovered 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A nickel iron meteorite (111CD) with a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel. 36 grams, 48 mm
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, U.K. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity card from Steve Arnold and a copy of the sales listing.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including rock crystal pebble, desert rose (baryte) crystals, flint nodules and other types. 1.1 kg total, 32-96 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a pair of matrices, each with two Pleciapealei fossils. 252 grams total, 76-81 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
