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LOT 1765
Natural History - Fossil Icthyosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
22 1/4 in. (117 grams, 58 mm).
An Ichthyosaurus communis vertebra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Obtusum Zone, Lower Lias, Lower Jurassic, Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1765
Natural History - Fossil Icthyosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising: a polished lapis lazuli pebble; quartz; ulexite; sphalerite and others. 748 grams total, 40-58 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Historic Green Smithsonite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Druse of light green crystals. 130 grams, 55 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Historic South African Gold Ore Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With a number of speckles on a host rock. 40.7 grams, 65 mm
From Eastdrifontain Witwaterland, South Africa. Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
