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LOT 2187
Natural History - Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (171 grams, 81 mm).
On a matrix, showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus odontopleurid trilobites. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2187
Natural History - Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising a quantity of clear and opaque specimens, some with multiple points. 1.15 kg total, 29-45 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Group of Al Haggounia 001 Meteorites
Found Sahara 2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising fourteen variously sized samples. 22.3 grams total, 13.6-22.4 mm
Ex Adrian Contreras, Crater Meteorites, Spain. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
The Enstatite-rich Al Haggounia 001 meteorite was found in 2006, and some of the material from this meteorite has also been reported under the name of Northwest Africa 2828 (NWA 2828). The material is heavily weathered and appears to be quite old, possibly 20,000 years. The Enstatite is accompanied by iron-nickel metal, sulphides, graphite, and Schreibersite. -
Natural History - Medium 'Rusty' Rose Quartz Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising good-seized chunks of rose quartz with ferrous mineral. 2.56 kg total, 53-93 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).