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LOT 2239
Natural History - Fossil Gingko Leaf
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (103 grams, 72 mm).
The light-coloured specimen on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Dakota, U.S.A.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Purple and Blue Triangular Fluorite Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Comprising variously sized translucent specimens in light blue to dark purple colour. 897 grams total, 33-39 mm
From China. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Hexagonaria Coral
Devonian Period, circa 350 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished on both sides to an oval shape, showing the structure of the coral. 300 grams, 10.4 cm
From Western Sahara, Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Calcite with Sphalerite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a large single yellow calcite crystal on a cluster of sphalerite crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 48 grams, 48 mm
From Tri-State, U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).