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LOT 1839
Natural History - Fossil Crab
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (300 grams, 12.2 cm wide).
A fossil crab on a sedimentary matrix, the matrix carved to act as a stand for display.
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mocha Dendritic Agate 'Plant' Picture Stone Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A trio of mocha stone specimens, each exhibiting finely formed dendrites of manganese oxide. 507 grams total, 68-92 mm
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Natural History - Moss Agate Bead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
A polished ovoid moss agate bead, pierced for suspension. 25.9 grams, 32 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Meteoritic Tektite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £165
A group of eight black meteoritic tektites with pocked surfaces. 257 grams total, 37-68 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.