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LOT 2515
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 5/8 in. (403 grams, 14.2 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. specimen on irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Boxed Mineral Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: galena from Tri-State, USA; calcite from Mexico; fluorite from Illinois, USA; fluorite with hematite from Tri-State, USA; pyrite from Huanaco, Peru. 349 grams total, 32-58 mm
From U.S.A, Mexico, and Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Wind Chime Cut and Polished Pink Agate Slices
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
In enhanced pink colour, comprising a large central piece with five smaller slices hanging beneath. 272 grams, 40 cm long
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Natural Australian Opal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Displaying a good play of colour on milky-white background, tag with handwritten information: 'JOAN'S OPAL / PURCHASED / SYDNEY 1983 / IT IS A V. GOOD / ANDDAMOOKA CRYSTAL'. 0.75 grams, 11.99 mm
Purchased Sydney, Australia, in 1983. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a pouch and information tag.
