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LOT 2760
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (242 grams, 13.2 cm).
A polygonal matrix displaying a fossilised Ophiura sp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
In enhanced dyed purple colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. 83 grams total, 51 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Phacops Tribobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
On a matrix, showing good detail to the body. 142 grams, 65 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: ulexite from Kern County, California, USA, collection number 258; citrine, collection number 296; okenite from Poona, India, collection number 373; cassiterite from Cornwall, England, collection number 167; serpentine from Cornwall, England, collection number 164; cuprite from Tsumeb, Namibia, South West Africa, collection number 558; tremolite, collection number 465; chalcopyrite on quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 304; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 322. 97 grams total, 19-44 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
