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LOT 2706
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (1.46 kg, 19.4 x 15.6 cm).
Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a matrix slab showing good anatomical detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2706
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect inclusions. 23 grams total, 19-34 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: fluorite from Hilton Mine, Scardale, Cumbria, England, collection number 582; vanadinite from USA, collection number 21; rosasite from Mexico, collection number 254; graphite from Sri Lanka, collection number 1; grossular from Mexico, collection number 119; adamite from Mexico, collection number 449; millerite from Bedwellty Pit, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, collection number 520; chalcedony from Whitstable Bay, Kent, England, collection number 177; lodestone, collection number 151. 117 grams total, 19-35 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. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Hematoid Quartz Crystal Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a large quantity of dark double-terminated crystals. 82 grams total, 10-31 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
